UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ   Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019
OR


o   Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the transition period from _______ to ________


Commission file number: 001-12935
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DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware 20-0467835
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
   
5320 Legacy Drive,
Plano, TX
 
Plano,TX75024
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972)673-2000


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class:Trading Symbol:Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:
Common Stock $.001 Par ValueDNRNew York Stock Exchange

Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yesþ  No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yesþ  No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filerþ
Accelerated filero
Non-accelerated filero
Smaller reporting companyo
Emerging growth companyo
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No þ


Indicate theThe number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock,registrant’s Common Stock, $.001 par value, as of the latest practicable date.July 31, 2019, was 469,661,433.
ClassOutstanding as of October 31, 2018
Common Stock, $.001 par value460,546,469








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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018
 
  
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018
 
  
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for theNine Six Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018
 
  
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the NineThree and Six Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018
 
   
  
  
  
     
    
     
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
   






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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements


Denbury Resources Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except par value and share data)
 September 30, December 31, June 30, December 31,
 2018 2017 2019 2018
Assets
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $66,711

$58
 $341

$38,560
Accrued production receivable 163,475

146,334
 135,697

125,788
Trade and other receivables, net 43,495

45,193
 28,469

26,970
Derivative assets 24,447
 93,080
Other current assets 14,504

10,670
 14,989

11,896
Total current assets 288,185

202,255
 203,943

296,294
Property and equipment  
  
  
  
Oil and natural gas properties (using full cost accounting)  
  
  
  
Proved properties 10,977,038

10,775,792
 11,275,255

11,072,209
Unevaluated properties 976,378

951,397
 941,336

996,700
CO2 properties
 1,194,133

1,191,058
 1,198,657

1,196,795
Pipelines and plants 2,299,699

2,286,047
 2,324,265

2,302,817
Other property and equipment 286,443

339,218
 223,666

250,279
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment (11,477,873)
(11,376,646) (11,583,497)
(11,500,190)
Net property and equipment 4,255,818

4,166,866
 4,379,682

4,318,610
Operating lease right-of-use assets 36,421
 
Derivative assets 9,488
 4,195
Other assets 100,014

102,178
 102,500

104,123
Total assets $4,644,017

$4,471,299
 $4,732,034

$4,723,222
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities  
  
  
  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $201,373

$177,220
 $180,283

$198,380
Oil and gas production payable 72,824

76,588
 63,034

61,288
Derivative liabilities 125,354

99,061
 1,912


Current maturities of long-term debt (including future interest payable of $102,181 and $75,347, respectively – see Note 4) 126,884

105,188
Current maturities of long-term debt (including future interest payable of $85,677 and $85,303, respectively – see Note 4) 101,829

105,125
Operating lease liabilities 6,739
 
Total current liabilities 526,435

458,057
 353,797

364,793
Long-term liabilities  

 
  

 
Long-term debt, net of current portion (including future interest payable of $190,410 and $241,472, respectively – see Note 4) 2,693,424

2,979,086
Long-term debt, net of current portion (including future interest payable of $121,982 and $164,914, respectively – see Note 4) 2,466,127

2,664,211
Asset retirement obligations 174,761

165,756
 181,491

174,470
Derivative liabilities 13,570
 
 22
 
Deferred tax liabilities, net 249,264

198,099
 362,303

309,758
Operating lease liabilities 45,391
 
Other liabilities 23,379

22,136
 52,227

68,213
Total long-term liabilities 3,154,398

3,365,077
 3,107,561

3,216,652
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7) 

 

 


 


Stockholders’ equity        
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding 


 


Common stock, $.001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 462,462,855 and 402,549,346 shares issued, respectively 462

403
Common stock, $.001 par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized; 464,166,479 and 462,355,725 shares issued, respectively 464

462
Paid-in capital in excess of par 2,680,899

2,507,828
 2,694,184

2,685,211
Accumulated deficit (1,707,591)
(1,855,810) (1,412,094)
(1,533,112)
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,893,882 and 457,041 shares, respectively (10,586)
(4,256)
Treasury stock, at cost, 2,474,904 and 1,941,749 shares, respectively (11,878)
(10,784)
Total stockholders equity
 963,184

648,165
 1,270,676

1,141,777
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $4,644,017

$4,471,299
 $4,732,034

$4,723,222
 
See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.




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Denbury Resources Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)


 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenues and other income                
Oil, natural gas, and related product sales $379,628
 $259,030
 $1,095,214
 $776,088
 $330,421
 $375,565
 $624,998
 $715,586
CO2 sales and transportation fees
 8,149
 6,590
 22,416
 18,533
 7,986
 6,715
 16,556
 14,267
Purchased oil sales 2,591
 346
 2,806
 1,403
Other income 7,196
 939
 17,640
 8,576
 2,367
 4,437
 4,457
 9,041
Total revenues and other income 394,973
 266,559
 1,135,270
 803,197
 343,365
 387,063
 648,817
 740,297
Expenses  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Lease operating expenses 122,527
 117,768
 361,267
 342,926
 117,932
 120,384
 243,355
 238,740
Marketing and plant operating expenses 12,427
 11,816
 36,400
 39,758
Transportation and marketing expenses 11,236
 10,062
 22,009
 20,555
CO2 discovery and operating expenses
 708
 1,346
 1,670
 2,452
 581
 500
 1,137
 962
Taxes other than income 27,344
 20,233
 81,897
 62,848
 25,517
 27,234
 49,302
 54,553
Purchased oil expenses 2,564
 289
 2,777
 1,162
General and administrative expenses 21,579
 27,273
 61,223
 81,303
 17,506
 19,412
 36,431
 39,644
Interest, net of amounts capitalized of $9,514, $9,416, $26,817 and $22,217, respectively 18,527
 24,546
 51,974
 75,785
Interest, net of amounts capitalized of $8,238, $8,851, $18,772 and $17,303, respectively 20,416
 16,208
 37,814
 33,447
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization 51,316
 52,101
 156,711
 154,448
 58,264
 52,944
 115,561
 105,395
Commodity derivatives expense (income) 44,577
 25,263
 189,601
 (9,712) (24,760) 96,199
 58,617
 145,024
Gain on debt extinguishment (100,346) 
 (100,346) 
Other expenses 1,933
 
 7,241
 
 2,386
 4,178
 6,524
 7,564
Total expenses 300,938
 280,346
 947,984
 749,808
 131,296
 347,410
 473,181
 647,046
Income (loss) before income taxes 94,035
 (13,787) 187,286
 53,389
Income tax provision (benefit) 15,616
 (14,229) 39,067
 17,018
Income before income taxes 212,069
 39,653
 175,636
 93,251
Income tax provision 65,377
 9,431
 54,618
 23,451
Net income $78,419
 $442
 $148,219
 $36,371
 $146,692
 $30,222
 $121,018
 $69,800
 

       

      
Net income per common share 

       

      
Basic $0.17
 $0.00
 $0.35
 $0.09
 $0.32
 $0.07
 $0.27
 $0.17
Diluted $0.17
 $0.00
 $0.33
 $0.09
 $0.32
 $0.07
 $0.26
 $0.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Basic 451,256
 392,013
 426,036
 390,448
 452,612
 433,467
 452,169
 413,217
Diluted 458,450
 393,023
 455,934
 392,625
 467,427
 457,165
 461,460
 454,466


See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.




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Denbury Resources Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)


 Nine Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018 2017 2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities
   
   
Net income
$148,219
 $36,371

$121,018
 $69,800
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities


  



  
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization
156,711
 154,448

115,561
 105,395
Deferred income taxes
42,741
 35,846

52,545
 25,237
Stock-based compensation
8,711
 12,215

6,865
 5,152
Commodity derivatives expense (income)
189,601
 (9,712)
58,617
 145,024
Payment on settlements of commodity derivatives
(149,738) (38,618)
Debt issuance costs
4,980
 4,801
Receipt (payment) on settlements of commodity derivatives
6,657
 (88,127)
Gain on debt extinguishment (100,346) 
Debt issuance costs and discounts
2,901
 2,268
Other, net
(7,066) (112)
(57) (5,107)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions
 
  

 
  
Accrued production receivable
(17,140) 3,590

(9,909) (17,385)
Trade and other receivables
139
 (13,604)
(271) (320)
Other current and long-term assets
(4,467) (4,734)
(3,389) (5,627)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
27,435
 (22,736)
(33,320) 14,999
Oil and natural gas production payable
(3,764) (10,848)
1,746
 (4,501)
Other liabilities
(2,832) (4,048)
(5,618) (1,182)
Net cash provided by operating activities
393,530
 142,859

213,000
 245,626


   
   
Cash flows from investing activities
 
  

 
  
Oil and natural gas capital expenditures
(210,504) (197,982)
(148,254) (134,458)
Acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties
(151) (91,124)
Pipelines and plants capital expenditures (19,134) (1,479) (10,591) (7,882)
Net proceeds from sales of oil and natural gas properties and equipment 7,308
 1,412
 431
 2,077
Other
5,749
 (4,638)
(725) 5,365
Net cash used in investing activities
(216,732) (293,811)
(159,139) (134,898)


   
   
Cash flows from financing activities
 
  

 
  
Bank repayments
(1,943,653) (1,188,000)
(281,000) (1,153,653)
Bank borrowings
1,468,653
 1,382,000

361,000
 1,093,653
Interest payments treated as a reduction of debt (37,233) (25,139) (42,558) (37,233)
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes 450,000
 
Cost of debt financing (15,933) (341)
Cash paid in conjunction with debt exchange (120,007) 
Costs of debt financing (9,332) 
Pipeline financing and capital lease debt repayments
(18,353) (20,523)
(7,273) (12,625)
Other
(13,288) 1,603

12,899
 (628)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(109,807) 149,600
Net cash used in financing activities
(86,271) (110,486)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
66,991
 (1,352)
(32,410) 242
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
15,992
 17,050

54,949
 15,992
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
$82,983
 $15,698

$22,539
 $16,234


See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.




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Denbury Resources Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated StatementStatements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
(Dollar amounts in thousands)


Common Stock
($.001 Par Value)
 
Paid-In
Capital in
Excess of
Par
 
Retained
Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
 
Treasury Stock
(at cost)
  
Common Stock
($.001 Par Value)
 
Paid-In
Capital in
Excess of
Par
 
Retained
Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
 
Treasury Stock
(at cost)
  
Shares AmountShares AmountTotal EquityShares AmountShares AmountTotal Equity
Balance – December 31, 2017402,549,346
 $403
 $2,507,828
 $(1,855,810) 457,041
 $(4,256) $648,165
Balance – December 31, 2018462,355,725
 $462
 $2,685,211
 $(1,533,112) 1,941,749
 $(10,784) $1,141,777
Issued or purchased pursuant to stock compensation plans4,663,554
 4
 (4) 
 
 
 
1,331,050
 2
 
 
 
 
 2
Issued pursuant to notes conversion55,249,955
 55
 161,949
 
 
 
 162,004
Issued pursuant to directors’ compensation plan41,487
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
 
 4,306
 
 
 
 4,306
Tax withholding – stock compensation
 
 
 
 531,494
 (1,091) (1,091)
Net loss
 
 
 (25,674) 
 
 (25,674)
Balance – March 31, 2019463,728,262
 464
 2,689,517
 (1,558,786) 2,473,243
 (11,875) 1,119,320
Issued or purchased pursuant to stock compensation plans400,850
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issued pursuant to directors’ compensation plan37,367
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
 
 11,126
 
 
 
 11,126

 
 4,667
 
 
 
 4,667
Tax withholding – stock compensation
 
 
 
 1,436,841
 (6,330) (6,330)
 
 
 
 1,661
 (3) (3)
Net income
 
 
 148,219
 
 
 148,219

 
 
 146,692
 
 
 146,692
Balance – September 30, 2018462,462,855
 $462
 $2,680,899
 $(1,707,591) 1,893,882
 $(10,586) $963,184
Balance – June 30, 2019464,166,479
 $464
 $2,694,184
 $(1,412,094) 2,474,904
 $(11,878) $1,270,676


 
Common Stock
($.001 Par Value)
 
Paid-In
Capital in
Excess of
Par
 
Retained
Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
 
Treasury Stock
(at cost)
  
 Shares AmountShares AmountTotal Equity
Balance – December 31, 2017402,549,346
 $403
 $2,507,828
 $(1,855,810) 457,041
 $(4,256) $648,165
Issued or purchased pursuant to stock compensation plans378,595
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
 
 3,303
 
 
 
 3,303
Tax withholding – stock compensation
 
 
 
 330,826
 (828) (828)
Net income
 
 
 39,578
 
 
 39,578
Balance – March 31, 2018402,927,941
 403
 2,511,131
 (1,816,232) 787,867
 (5,084) 690,218
Issued or purchased pursuant to stock compensation plans36,437
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issued pursuant to notes conversion55,249,999
 55
 161,995
 
 
 
 162,050
Stock-based compensation
 
 3,226
 
 
 
 3,226
Tax withholding – stock compensation
 
 
 
 18,451
 (71) (71)
Net income
 
 
 30,222
 
 
 30,222
Balance – June 30, 2018458,214,377
 $458
 $2,676,352
 $(1,786,010) 806,318
 $(5,155) $885,645

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.






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Denbury Resources Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements




Note 1. Basis of Presentation


Organization and Nature of Operations


Denbury Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, is an independent oil and natural gas company with operations focused in two key operating areas: the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions.  Our goal is to increase the value of our properties through a combination of exploitation, drilling and proven engineering extraction practices, with the most significant emphasis relating to CO2 enhanced oil recovery operations.


Interim Financial Statements


The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Denbury Resources Inc. and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.  These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018 (the “Form 10-K”).  Unless indicated otherwise or the context requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Company” or “Denbury,” refer to Denbury Resources Inc. and its subsidiaries.


Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year end, and the results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.  In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of our consolidated financial position as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, our consolidated results of operations for the three and ninesix months endedSeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018, our consolidated cash flows for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018, and our consolidated statementstatements of changes in stockholders’ equity for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018.


Reclassifications


Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. On the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, “Purchased oil sales” is a new line item and includes sales related to purchases of oil from third-parties, which were reclassified from “Other income,” “Purchased oil expenses” is a new line item and includes expenses related to purchases of oil from third-parties, which were reclassified from “Marketing and plant operating expenses” used in prior reports, and “Transportation and marketing expenses” is a new line item, previously captioned “Marketing and plant operating expenses,” but adjusted to exclude both expenses related to plant operating expenses, which were reclassified to “Other expenses,” and also purchases of oil from third-parties. Such reclassifications had no impact on our reported total revenues, expenses, net income, current assets, total assets, current liabilities, total liabilities or stockholders’ equity.


Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash


The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period” as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
In thousands June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents $341
 $38,560
Restricted cash included in other assets 22,198
 16,389
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $22,539
 $54,949

In thousands September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents $66,711
 $58
Restricted cash included in Other assets 16,272
 15,934
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $82,983
 $15,992


Amounts included in restricted cash included in “Other assets” in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represent escrow accounts that are legally restricted for certain of our asset retirement obligations.




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Denbury Resources Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Our prior-year quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2018, previously disclosed balances of certain U.S. Treasury Notes of $24.6 million and $25.4 million as of January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively, that should have been excluded from “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash” on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Accordingly, “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash” as of January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018, originally reported as $40.6 million and $41.6 million, respectively, should have been reported as $16.0 million and $16.2 million, respectively. In addition, changes in the U.S. Treasury Notes of $0.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018 should have been included in net cash used in investing activities. Accordingly, net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, originally reported as $134.1 million, should have been $134.9 million. These revisions had no impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations for the periods presented.

Net Income per Common Share


Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing the net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted net income per common share is calculated in the same manner, but includes the impact of potentially dilutive securities.  Potentially dilutive securities consist of nonvested restricted stock, nonvested performance-based equity awards, and shares into which our previously-outstanding convertible senior notes were convertible.are convertible.


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Denbury Resources Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


The following table sets forth the reconciliations of net income and weighted average shares used for purposes of calculating the basic and diluted net income per common share for the periods indicated:
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
In thousands 2019 2018 2019 2018
Numerator        
Net income – basic $146,692
 $30,222
 $121,018
 $69,800
Effect of potentially dilutive securities    
    
Interest on convertible senior notes including amortization of discount, net of tax 548
 130
 548
 539
Net income – diluted $147,240
 $30,352
 $121,566
 $70,339
         
Denominator        
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic 452,612
 433,467
 452,169
 413,217
Effect of potentially dilutive securities        
Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards 2,835
 8,586
 3,301
 6,877
Convertible senior notes(1)
 11,980
 15,112
 5,990
 34,372
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted 467,427
 457,165
 461,460
 454,466

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
In thousands 2018 2017 2018 2017
Numerator        
Net income – basic $78,419
 $442
 $148,219
 $36,371
Effect of potentially dilutive securities    
    
Interest on convertible senior notes 
 
 538
 
Net income – diluted $78,419
 $442
 $148,757
 $36,371
         
Denominator        
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic 451,256
 392,013
 426,036
 390,448
Effect of potentially dilutive securities        
Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards 7,194
 1,010
 6,983
 2,177
Convertible senior notes 
 
 22,915
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted 458,450
 393,023
 455,934
 392,625

(1)
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, shares shown under “convertible senior notes” represent the prorated portion of the approximately 90.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon full conversion of our convertible senior notes (see Note 4, Long-Term Debt 2019 Note Exchanges).


Basic weighted average common shares exclude shares of nonvested restricted stock. As these restricted shares vest, they will be included in the shares outstanding used to calculate basic net income per common share (although time-vesting restricted stock is issued and outstanding upon grant). For purposes of calculating diluted weighted average common shares during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, the nonvested restricted stock and performance-based equity awards are included in the computation using the treasury stock method, with the deemed proceeds equal to the average unrecognized compensation during the period, and for the shares underlying the previously-outstanding convertible senior notes as if the convertible senior notes were converted at the beginning of the 2018 period. In April and May 2018, all outstanding convertible senior notes converted into shares2019 periods.



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Denbury common stock, resulting in the issuance of 55.2 million shares of our common stock upon conversion. These shares have been included in basic weighted average common shares outstanding beginning on the date of conversion. See Note 4, Long-Term Debt, for further discussion.Resources Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The following securities could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future, but were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share, as their effect would have been antidilutive:
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
In thousands 2019 2018 2019 2018
Stock appreciation rights 2,026
 2,827
 2,059
 2,891
Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards 4,998
 179
 4,790
 305

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
In thousands 2018 2017 2018 2017
Stock appreciation rights 2,689
 4,551
 2,824
 4,793
Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards 
 9,891
 203
 6,259



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Recent Accounting Pronouncements


Recently Adopted


Cash Flows. In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issuedLeases. Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-18, Statement2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”), and ASU 2018-01, Leases (Topic 842) – Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842, using the modified retrospective method with an application date of Cash Flows (“January 1, 2019. ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 addresses2016-02 does not apply to mineral leases or leases that convey the diversity that existsright to explore for or use the land on which oil, natural gas, and similar natural resources are contained. We elected the practical expedients provided in the new ASUs that allow historical lease classification and presentation of changesexisting leases, allow entities to recognize leases with terms of one year or less in restricted cash on thetheir statement of cash flows,operations, allow lease and requires that a statementnon-lease components to be combined, and carry forward our accounting treatment for existing land easement agreements. The adoption of cash flows explain the change in total cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, entities will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalentsnew standards resulted in the statementrecognition of cash flows. Effective$39.1 million of lease assets and $55.8 million of lease liabilities ($16.7 million of which related to previously-existing lease obligations) as of January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2016-18, which has been applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. Accordingly, restricted cash associated with our escrow accounts of $15.9 million and $15.4 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, have been included2019, in “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period” on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated StatementsBalance Sheets, but did not materially impact our results of Cash Flowsoperations and $15.6 million includedhad no impact on our cash flows. The additional lease assets and liabilities recorded on our balance sheet primarily related to our operating leases for office space, as the accounting for our financing leases and pipeline financings was relatively unchanged.

Not Yet Adopted

Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”).ASU 2016-13 changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments, including trade and other receivables, and requires the use of a new forward-looking expected loss model that will result in “Cash, cash equivalents,the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and restricted cash at end of period” forinterim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. Entities must adopt the nine-monthamendment using a modified retrospective approach to the first reporting period ended September 30, 2017.in which the guidance is effective. The adoption of ASU 2016-18 did2016-13 is currently not expected to have an impact on our consolidated balance sheets or results of operations.

Our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2018 and August 9, 2018, respectively, incorrectly included in the beginning-of-period and end-of-period balances of “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash” in our Statements of Cash Flows, certain U.S. Treasury Notes held in escrow accounts legally restricted for use in certain of our asset retirement obligations. Under Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification (“FASC”) 230-10-20, these notes do not meet the definition of restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents due to their maturity date exceeding 90 days. Previously disclosed balances of these U.S. Treasury Notes of $24.6 million, $25.2 million and $25.4 million as of January 1, 2018 (the date of adoption), March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively, should have been excluded from “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash” on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  Accordingly, “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash” as of January 1, 2018 (the date of adoption), March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, originally reported as $40.6 million, $40.9 million and $41.6 million, respectively, should have been reported as $16.0 million, $15.7 million and $16.2 million, respectively.  In addition, changes in the U.S. Treasury Notes of $0.6 million and $0.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, should have been included in net cash used in investing activities. Accordingly, net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018, originally reported as $50.8 million, should have been $51.4 million, and net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, originally reported as $134.1 million, should have been $134.9 million. Management has evaluated the quantitative and qualitative impact of the error to previously issued unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows and concluded that the previously issued consolidated financial statements were not materially misstated.  However, management has elected to revise the unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and six months ended June 30, 2018 in its future filings.  These revisions had no impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations for the periods presented.

Revenue Recognition. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 amends the guidance for revenue recognition to replace numerous, industry-specific requirements. The core principle of the ASU is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. The ASU implements a five-step process for customer contract revenue recognition that focuses on transfer of control, as opposed to transfer of risk and rewards. The amendment also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In March, April and May 2016, the FASB issued four additional ASUs which primarily clarified the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations, performance obligations and licensing, collectibility, presentation of sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from customers, and non-cash consideration. Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2014-09 using the modified retrospective method. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 did not have an impactmaterial effect on our consolidated financial statements, but required enhanced footnote disclosures. See Note 2, Revenue Recognition, for additional information.statements.


Not Yet Adopted

Fair Value Measurement. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements (“ASU 2018-13”).ASU 2018-13 adds, modifies, or removes certain disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements based on the FASB’s consideration of costs and benefits. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019,


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and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. Entities must adopt the amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses for Level 3 fair value measurements, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty prospectively, and all other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The adoption of ASU 2018-13 is currently not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements, but may require enhanced footnote disclosures.

Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 amends the guidance for lease accounting to require lease assets and liabilities to be recognized on the balance sheet, along with additional disclosures regarding key leasing arrangements. The ASU does not apply to mineral leases or leases that convey the right to explore for or use the land on which oil, natural gas, and similar natural resources are contained. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. Entities must adopt the standard using a modified retrospective transition and apply the guidance to the earliest comparative period presented, with certain practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. In January 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-01, Leases (Topic 842) – Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842, which provides an optional practical expedient to existing or expired land easements that were not previously accounted for as leases under Topic 840, which permits a company to evaluate only new or modified land easements under the new guidance. We intend to elect the practical expedients provided in the new ASUs that allow historical lease classification of existing leases, allow entities to recognize leases with terms of one year or less in their statement of operations, and carry forward our accounting treatment for existing land easement agreements. We are currently evaluating our lease agreements and implementing a software system to summarize the key contract terms and financial information associated with each lease agreement, in order to assess the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-02 and ASU 2018-01 will have on our consolidated financial statements.


Note 2. Revenue Recognition


We record revenue in accordance with FASCFinancial Accounting Standards Board Codification (“FASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which we adopted on January 1, 2018, and applied to all existing contracts using the modified retrospective method.. The core principle of FASC Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount of consideration that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. This principle is achieved through applying a five-step process for customer contract revenue recognition:

Identify the contract or contracts with a customer – We derive the majority of our revenues from oil and natural gas sales contracts and CO2 sales and transportation contracts. The contracts specify each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred and contain commercial substance as they impact our financial statements. A high percentage of our receivables balance is current, and we have not historically entered into contracts with counterparties that pose a credit risk without requiring adequate economic protection to ensure collection.

Identify the performance obligations in the contract – Each of our revenue contracts specify a volume per day, or production from a lease designated in the contract (a distinct good), to be delivered at the delivery point over the term of the contract (the identified performance obligation). The customer takes delivery and physical possession of the product at the delivery point, which generally is also the point at which title transfers and the customer obtains the risks and rewards of ownership (the identified performance obligation is satisfied).

Determine the transaction price – Typically, our oil and natural gas contracts define the price as a formula price based on the average market price, as specified on set dates each month, for the specific commodity during the month of delivery. Certain of our CO2 contracts define the price as a fixed contractual price adjusted to an inflation index to reflect market pricing. Given the industry practice to invoice customers the month following the month of delivery and our high probability of collection of payment, no significant financing component is included in our contracts.

Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract – The majority of our revenue contracts are short-term, with terms of one year or less, to which we have applied the practical expedient permitted under the standard eliminating the requirement to disclose the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations. In limited instances, we have revenue contracts with terms greater than one year; however, the future delivery volumes are wholly unsatisfied as they represent separate performance obligations with variable consideration. We utilized the practical expedient which eliminates the requirement to disclose the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the variable consideration is allocated entirely


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to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations. As there is only one performance obligation associated with our contracts, no allocation of the transaction price is necessary.

Recognize revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation – Once we have delivered the volume of commodity to the delivery point and the customer takes delivery and possession, we are entitled to payment and we invoice the customer for such delivered production. Payment under most oil and CO2 contracts is made within a month following product delivery and for natural gas and NGL contracts is generally made within two months following delivery.


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Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers; however, as the right to consideration after delivery is unconditional based on only the passage of time before payment of the consideration is due, upon delivery we record a receivable in “Accrued production receivable” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, which was $163.5$135.7 million and $146.3$125.8 million as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. The Company enters into purchase transactions with third parties and separate sale transactions with third parties in the Gulf Coast region. Revenues and expenses from these transactions are presented on a gross basis, as we act as a principal in the transaction by assuming control of the commodities purchased and the responsibility to deliver the commodities sold. Revenue is recognized when control transfers to the purchaser at the delivery point based on the price received from the purchaser.


Disaggregation of Revenue


The following table summarizes our revenues by product type for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017:2018:
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
In thousands 2019 2018 2019 2018
Oil sales $328,571
 $373,286
 $620,536
 $710,692
Natural gas sales 1,850
 2,279
 4,462
 4,894
CO2 sales and transportation fees
 7,986
 6,715
 16,556
 14,267
Purchased oil sales 2,591
 346
 2,806
 1,403
Total revenues $340,998
 $382,626
 $644,360
 $731,256

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
In thousands 2018 2017 2018 2017
Oil sales $377,329
 $256,621
 $1,088,021
 $768,912
Natural gas sales 2,299
 2,409
 7,193
 7,176
CO2 sales and transportation fees
 8,149
 6,590
 22,416
 18,533
Total revenues $387,777
 $265,620
 $1,117,630
 $794,621


Note 3. Assets Held for SaleLeases


We evaluate contracts for leasing arrangements at inception. We lease office space, equipment, and vehicles that have non-cancelable lease terms. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are marketing for sale certain non-productive surface acreage innot recorded on our balance sheet. The table below reflects our operating lease assets and liabilities, which primarily consists of our office leases, and finance lease assets and liabilities:
  June 30,
In thousands 2019
Operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets $36,421
   
Operating lease liabilities - current $6,739
Operating lease liabilities - long-term 45,391
Total operating lease liabilities $52,130
   
Finance leases
Other property and equipment $1,736
Accumulated depreciation (1,465)
Other property and equipment, net $271
   
Current maturities of long-term debt $233
Long-term debt, net of current portion 59
Total finance lease liabilities $292


The majority of our leases contain renewal options, typically exercisable at our sole discretion. We record right-of-use assets and liabilities based on the Houston area. As of September 30, 2018, the carryingpresent value of lease payments over the land held for sale was $33.0 million, whichinitial lease term, unless the option to extend the lease is included in “Other property and equipment” on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.






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reasonably certain, and utilize our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date. The following weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates related to our outstanding leases:
June 30,
2019
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term
Operating leases6.2 years
Finance leases1.3 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases6.8%
Finance leases2.3%


Lease costs for operating leases or leases with a term of 12 months or less are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right-of-use asset are recognized separately, with the depreciable life reflective of the expected lease term. We have subleased part of the office space included in our operating leases for which we receive rental payments. The following table summarizes the components of lease costs and sublease income:
    Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
In thousands Income Statement Presentation June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019
Operating lease cost General and administrative expenses $2,412
 $4,827
       
Finance lease cost      
Amortization of right-of-use assets Depletion, depreciation, and amortization $264
 $1,134
Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense 8
 38
Total finance lease cost   $272
 $1,172
       
Sublease income General and administrative expenses $1,331
 $2,367


Our statement of cash flows included the following activity related to our operating and finance leases:
  Six Months Ended
In thousands June 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities  
Operating cash flows from operating leases $5,854
Operating cash flows from interest on finance leases 38
Financing cash flows from finance leases 1,217
   
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations 

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The following table summarizes by year the maturities of our lease liabilities as of June 30, 2019:
  Operating Finance
In thousands Leases Leases
2019 $5,063
 $118
2020 9,874
 178
2021 10,042
 
2022 10,259
 
2023 10,300
 
Thereafter 18,537
 
Total minimum lease payments 64,075
 296
Less: Amount representing interest (11,945) (4)
Present value of minimum lease payments $52,130
 $292

The following table summarizes by year the remaining non-cancelable future payments under our leases, as accounted for under previous accounting guidance under FASC Topic 840, Leases, as of December 31, 2018:
  Operating
In thousands Leases
2019 $10,690
2020 9,776
2021 10,007
2022 10,223
2023 10,262
Thereafter 18,169
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Note 4. Long-Term Debt


The table below reflects long-term debt and capital lease obligations outstanding as of the dates indicated:
  June 30, December 31,
In thousands 2019 2018
Senior Secured Bank Credit Agreement $80,000
 $
9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 614,919
 614,919
9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 455,668
 455,668
7¾% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 528,026
 
7½% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 24,638
 450,000
6⅜% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024
 245,548
 
6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021 51,304
 203,545
5½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 94,784
 314,662
4⅝% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023 211,695
 307,978
Pipeline financings 174,018
 180,073
Capital lease obligations 292
 5,362
Total debt principal balance 2,480,892
 2,532,207
Debt discount(1)
 (109,072) 
Future interest payable(2)
 207,659
 250,218
Debt issuance costs (11,523) (13,089)
Total debt, net of debt issuance costs and discount 2,567,956
 2,769,336
Less: current maturities of long-term debt(3)
 (101,829) (105,125)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations $2,466,127
 $2,664,211

  September 30, December 31,
In thousands 2018 2017
Senior Secured Bank Credit Agreement $
 $475,000
9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 614,919
 614,919
9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 455,668
 381,568
7½% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 450,000
 
3½% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 
 84,650
6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021 203,545
 215,144
5½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 314,662
 408,882
4⅝% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023 307,978
 376,501
Pipeline financings 183,428
 192,429
Capital lease obligations 11,290
 26,298
Total debt principal balance 2,541,490
 2,775,391
Future interest payable(1)
 292,590
 316,818
Debt issuance costs (13,772) (7,935)
Total debt, net of debt issuance costs 2,820,308
 3,084,274
Less: current maturities of long-term debt(1)
 (126,884) (105,188)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations $2,693,424
 $2,979,086


(1)
Consists of discounts related to the issuance during June 2019 of our new 7¾% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 (the “7¾% Senior Secured Notes”) and new 6⅜% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Convertible Senior Notes”) of $29.4 million and $79.6 million, respectively (see 2019 Note Exchanges below) as of June 30, 2019.
(2)
Future interest payable represents most of the interest due over the terms of our 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Senior Secured Notes”), and 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”), and to a small extent our previously outstanding 3½% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Convertible Senior Notes”) and has been accounted for as debt in accordance with FASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors.
(3)Our current maturities of long-term debt as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 include $102.2$85.7 million of future interest payable related to the 2021 Senior Secured Notes and 2022 Senior Secured Notes that is due within the next twelve months. See January 2018 Note Exchanges below for further discussion.


The ultimate parent company in our corporate structure, Denbury Resources Inc. (“DRI”), is the sole issuer of all of our outstanding senior secured, convertible senior, and senior subordinated notes. DRI has no independent assets or operations. Each of the subsidiary guarantors of such notes is 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by DRI, and the guarantees of the notes are full and unconditional and joint and several; any subsidiaries of DRI that are not subsidiary guarantors of such notes are minor subsidiaries.


Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility


In December 2014, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Bank Credit Agreement”)., which has been amended periodically since that time. The Bank Credit Agreement is a senior secured revolving credit facility with semiannual borrowing base redeterminations in May and November of each year, with the next such redetermination being scheduled for May 2019. If our outstanding debt under the Bank Credit Agreement were to ever exceed the borrowing base, we would be required to repay the excess amount over a period not to exceed six months. We incur a commitment fee of 0.50% on the undrawn portion of the aggregate lender commitments under the Bank Credit Agreement.

In August 2018, we entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Bank Credit Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”), pursuant to which the following changes were made to the Bank Credit Agreement:

The maturity date was extended from December 9, 2019 toof December 9, 2021, provided that the maturity date may occur earlier (between February 2021 and August 2021) if the 2021 Senior Secured Notes due in May 2021 or 6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due in August 2021, (the “2021 Subordinated Notes”)respectively, are not repaid or refinanced by each of their respective maturity dates;dates. As part of our spring 2019 semiannual redetermination, the borrowing base and lender commitments for our Bank Credit Agreement were reaffirmed at $615 million, with the next such redetermination being scheduled for November 2019. If our outstanding debt under the Bank Credit Agreement were to ever exceed the borrowing base, we would be required to repay the excess amount over a period not to exceed six months. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings




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The borrowing base and total commitments were reduced from $1.05 billion to $615 million in connection with a reduction in the number of lenders party tounder the Bank Credit Agreement;
The amountAgreement was 5.1% as of junior lien debt we canJune 30, 2019. We incur was increased from $1.2 billion to $1.65 billion outstanding ina commitment fee of 0.50% on the undrawn portion of the aggregate at any one time; andlender commitments under the Bank Credit Agreement.
A Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX financial maintenance covenant was added with a ratio not to exceed 5.25 to 1.0 through December 31, 2020, and 4.50 to 1.0 thereafter through the maturity date.

At September 30, 2018, in addition to the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX covenant added by the Sixth Amendment, theThe Bank Credit Agreement contains certain financial performance covenants through the maturity of the facility, including the following:


A Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 5.25 to 1.0 through December 31, 2020, and 4.50 to 1.0 thereafter;
A consolidated senior secured debt to consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 2.5 to 1.0. Currently, onlyOnly debt under our Bank Credit Agreement is considered consolidated senior secured debt for purposes of this ratio;
A minimum permitted ratio of consolidated EBITDAX to consolidated interest charges of 1.25 to 1.0; and
A requirement to maintain a current ratio of 1.0 to 1.0.


As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we had no outstanding borrowings and were in compliance with all debt covenants under the Bank Credit Agreement. The above description of our Bank Credit Agreement is qualified by the express language and defined terms are contained in the Bank Credit Agreement and the amendments thereto, each of which are filed as exhibits to our periodic reports filed with the SEC.thereto.


January 20182019 Note Exchanges


During January 2018,June 2019, we closed a series of debt exchanges to extend the maturities of our outstanding long-term debt and reduce our debt principal. As part of these transactions, to exchangewe exchanged a total of $174.3$468.4 million aggregate principal amount of our then existing senior subordinated notes for $74.1$102.6 million aggregate principal amount of new 20227¾% Senior Secured Notes, and $59.4$245.5 million aggregate principal amount of new 5%2024 Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Convertible Senior Notes”), resulting in a net reduction in our debt principal from these exchangesand $120.0 million of $40.8 million.cash. The exchanged subordinated notes consisted of $11.6$152.2 million aggregate principal amount of our 20216⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes $94.2due 2021, $219.9 million aggregate principal amount of our 5½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 and $68.5$96.3 million aggregate principal amount of our 4⅝% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023.

In accordance with FASC 470-60, the exchange was accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring due to the level of concession provided by our senior subordinated note holders. Under this guidance, future interest applicable to the new 2022 Senior Secured Notes and 2023 Convertible Senior Notes was recorded as debt up to the point that the principal and future interest of the new notes was equal to the principal amount of the extinguished notes, rather than recognizing a gain on extinguishment for this amount. In May 2018, the debt principal balance and future interest applicable to the 2023 Convertible Senior Notes were reclassified to “Paid-in capital in excess of par” and “Common stock” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets following the conversion of the notes into shares of Denbury common stock (see Conversions of 2023 and 2024 Convertible Senior Notes into Common Stock in May and June 2018 below for further discussion). As of September 30, 2018, $20.6 million of future interest on the new 2022 Senior Secured Notes was recorded as debt, which will be reduced as semiannual interest payments are made, with the remaining $3.3 million of future interest to be recognized as interest expense over the term of the notes. Therefore, future interest expense reflected in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations on the new 2022 Senior Secured Notes will be significantly lower than the actual cash interest payments.

August 2018 Issuance of 7½% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024

In August 2018,addition, we issued $450.0also exchanged $425.4 million of 7½% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 (the “2024“7½% Senior Secured Notes”). The for $425.4 million aggregate principal amount of 7¾% Senior Secured Notes.

In July 2019, we closed transactions to exchange an additional$4.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7½% Senior Secured Notes for $3.8 million aggregate principal amount of 7¾% Senior Secured Notes.

In accordance with FASC 470-50, Modifications and Extinguishments, the June 2019 exchange of our existing senior subordinated notes was accounted for as a debt extinguishment. Therefore, our new 7¾% Senior Secured Notes and new 2024 Convertible Senior Notes were recorded on our balance sheet at fair market value based upon initial trading prices following their issuance, resulting in a discount to their principal amount of $22.6 million and $79.9 million, respectively. These debt discounts will be amortized as interest expense over the terms of these notes. As a result, we recognized a noncash gain on debt extinguishment, net of transaction costs, totaling $100.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Separately, the exchange of our existing senior secured second lien notes was accounted for as a modification of those notes. Therefore, no gain or loss was recognized, and previously deferred debt issuance costs of $6.9 million were treated as a discount to the principal amount of the new 7¾% Senior Secured Notes, which beardiscount will be amortized as interest atexpense over the term of these notes.

7¾% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024

As part of the notes exchanges discussed above, in June 2019 we issued $528.0 million of 7¾% Senior Secured Notes in connection with exchanges with certain holders of the Company’s outstanding senior subordinated notes and existing 7½% Senior Secured Notes (see 2019 Note Exchanges above). The 7¾% Senior Secured Notes, which carry a stated interest rate of 7.50%7.75% per annum, were issuedrecorded at parapproximately 94% of their principal amount in accordance with FASC 470-50, Modifications and Extinguishments, which equates to repay outstanding borrowingsan effective yield to maturity of approximately 9.39%. Interest on our Bank Credit Agreement, with additional proceeds used for general corporate purposes. The 2024the 7¾% Senior Secured Notes mature on February 15, 2024, and interest is payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning inand mature on February 2019.15, 2024. We may redeem the 20247¾% Senior Secured Notes in whole or in part at our option beginning August 15, 2020, at a redemption price of 103.75%103.875% of the principal amount, and at declining redemption prices thereafter, as specified in the indenture governing the 20247¾% Senior Secured Notes. Prior to August 15, 2020, we may at our option redeem up to an aggregate of 35% of the principal amount of the 20247¾% Senior Secured Notes at a price of 107.50%107.75% of par with the proceeds of certain equity offerings. In addition, at any time prior to August 15, 2020, we may redeem the 2024 Senior Secured Notes in whole or in part at




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time prior to August 15, 2020, we may redeem the 7¾% Senior Secured Notes in whole or in part at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest. The 20247¾% Senior Secured Notes are not subject to any sinking fund requirements.


The 20247¾% Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed jointly and severally by our subsidiaries representing substantially all of our assets, operations and income and are secured by second-priority liens on substantially all of the assets that secure the Bank Credit Agreement, which second-priority liens are contractually subordinated to liens that secure our Bank Credit Agreement and any future additional priority lien debt.


6⅜% Convertible Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 issued2024

As part of the notes exchanges discussed above, in January 2018

In January 2018,June 2019 we issued $74.1$245.5 million of 20222024 Convertible Senior Secured Notes which principal amount is in addition to the $381.6 million of 2022 Senior Secured Notes issued during December 2017. All $455.7 million of the 2022 Senior Secured Notes were issued in connection with exchanges with a limited number ofcertain holders of the Company’s existing senior subordinated notes in December 2017 and January 2018 (see January 20182019 Note Exchanges above). The 20222024 Convertible Senior Secured Notes, bearwhich carry a stated interest at 9.25%rate of 6.375% per annum, were recorded at approximately 67% of their principal amount in accordance with interestFASC 470-50, Modifications and Extinguishments, which equates to an effective yield to maturity of approximately 15.31%. Interest on the 2024 Convertible Senior Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on March 31June 30 and SeptemberDecember 30 of each year, beginning in December 2019, and mature on MarchDecember 31, 2022.2024. We maydo not have the right to redeem the 2022 Senior Secured Notes in whole or in part at our option beginning March 31, 2019, at a redemption price of 109.25% of the principal amount, and at declining redemption prices thereafter, as specified in the indenture governing the 2022 Senior Secured Notes.  Prior to March 31, 2019, we may at our option redeem up to an aggregate of 35% of the principal amount of the 2022 Senior Secured Notes at a price of 109.25% of par with the proceeds of certain equity offerings.  In addition, at any time prior to March 31, 2019, we may redeem the 2022 Senior Secured Notes in whole or in part at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest.  The 2022 Senior Secured Notes are not subject to any sinking fund requirements.

The 2022 Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed jointly and severally by our subsidiaries representing substantially all of our assets, operations and income and are secured by second-priority liens on substantially all of the assets that secure the Bank Credit Agreement, which second-priority liens are contractually subordinated to liens that secure our Bank Credit Agreement and any future additional priority lien debt.

Conversions of 2023 and 2024 Convertible Senior Notes into Common Stock in May and June 2018

During the second quarter of 2018, holders of all $59.4 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 2023 Convertible Senior Notes and $84.7 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of ourprior to their maturity. The 2024 Convertible Senior Notes converted their notesare convertible into shares of Denbury common stock, at the rates specified in the indentures for these notes, resulting in the issuance of 55.2 million shares of our common stock upon conversion. The debtat any time, at the option of the holders, at a rate of 370 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal balances and future interest treated as debt applicable to the 2023 Convertible Senior Notes andamount of 2024 Convertible Senior Notes, totaling $162.0which is equivalent to up to approximately 90.9 million were reclassifiedshares of the Company’s common stock, subject to “Paid-in capital in excess of par” and “Common stock” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets uponcustomary adjustments to the conversion of the notes into shares of Denbury common stock. As of April 18, 2018rate and May 30, 2018, there were no remainingthreshold price with respect to, among other things, stock dividends and distributions, mergers and reclassifications. The 2024 Convertible Senior Notes will be automatically converted into shares of common stock at this rate if the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds the threshold price, which initially is $2.43 per share, for 10 trading days in any period of 15 consecutive trading days, subject to satisfaction of certain other conditions. Additionally, the Company may, based on a determination of its Board of Directors that such changes are in the best interests of the Company, and 2023 Convertible Senior Notes outstanding, respectively.subject to certain limitations, increase the conversion rate. Any such conversion rate increase would cause a proportional decrease in the threshold price for mandatory conversions, and thereby would enable the Company to require a mandatory conversion into common stock at a lower price than the initial or then-prevailing threshold price.


Note 5. Commodity Derivative Contracts


We do not apply hedge accounting treatment to our oil and natural gas derivative contracts; therefore, the changes in the fair values of these instruments are recognized in income in the period of change.  These fair value changes, along with the settlements of expired contracts, are shown under “Commodity derivatives expense (income)” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.


Historically, we have entered into various oil and natural gas derivative contracts to provide an economic hedge of our exposure to commodity price risk associated with anticipated future oil and natural gas production and to provide more certainty to our future cash flows. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Generally, these contracts have consisted of various combinations of price floors, collars, three-way collars, fixed-price swaps, fixed-price swaps enhanced with a sold put, and basis swaps. The production that we hedge has varied from year to year depending on our levels of debt, financial strength and expectation of future commodity prices.


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procedures and diversification, and all of our commodity derivative contracts are with parties that are lenders under our Bank Credit Agreement (or affiliates of such lenders). As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, all of our outstanding derivative contracts were subject to enforceable master netting arrangements whereby payables on those contracts can be offset against receivables from separate derivative contracts with the same counterparty. It is our policy to classify derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis on our balance sheets, even if the contracts are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements.




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The following table summarizes our commodity derivative contracts as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, none of which are classified as hedging instruments in accordance with the FASC Derivatives and Hedging topic:
Months Index Price Volume (Barrels per day) Contract Prices ($/Bbl)
Range(1)
 Weighted Average Price
Swap Sold Put Floor Ceiling
Oil Contracts:               
2019 Fixed-Price Swaps               
July – Dec Argus LLS 13,000 $60.00
74.90
 $64.69
 $
 $
 $
2019 Three-Way Collars(2)
               
July – Dec NYMEX 22,000 $55.00
75.45
 $
 $48.55
 $56.55
 $69.17
July – Dec Argus LLS 5,500  62.00
86.00
 
 54.73
 63.09
 79.93
2020 Fixed-Price Swaps               
Jan – Dec NYMEX 2,000 $60.00
61.00
 $60.59
 $
 $
 $
Jan – Dec Argus LLS 4,000  60.72
64.26
 62.41
 
 
 
2020 Three-Way Collars(2)
               
Jan – June NYMEX 12,000 $55.00
82.65
 $
 $48.89
 $58.49
 $65.57
Jan – June Argus LLS 4,500  62.50
87.10
 
 53.89
 63.89
 72.55
July – Dec NYMEX 10,000  55.00
82.65
 
 49.05
 58.58
 65.81
July – Dec Argus LLS 2,500  64.00
87.10
 
 54.40
 64.40
��76.59

Months Index Price Volume (Barrels per day) Contract Prices ($/Bbl)
Range(1)
 Weighted Average Price
Swap Sold Put Floor Ceiling
Oil Contracts:               
2018 Fixed-Price Swaps               
Oct – Dec NYMEX 20,500 $50.00
56.65
 $51.69
 $
 $
 $
Oct – Dec Argus LLS 5,000  60.10
60.25
 60.18
 
 
 
2018 Three-Way Collars(2)
               
Oct – Dec NYMEX 15,000 $45.00
56.60
 $
 $36.50
 $46.50
 $53.88
2019 Fixed-Price Swaps               
Jan – June NYMEX 3,500 $59.00
59.10
 $59.05
 $
 $
 $
Jan - Dec Argus LLS 4,000  69.10
74.90
 71.40
 
 
 
2019 Three-Way Collars(2)
               
Jan – June NYMEX 18,500 $55.00
75.45
 $
 $48.84
 $56.84
 $69.94
July – Dec NYMEX 22,000  55.00
75.45
 
 48.55
 56.55
 69.17
Jan – Dec Argus LLS 5,500  62.00
86.00
 
 54.73
 63.09
 79.93


(1)Ranges presented for fixed-price swaps represent the lowest and highest fixed prices of all open contracts for the period presented. For three-way collars, ranges represent the lowest floor price and highest ceiling price for all open contracts for the period presented.
(2)A three-way collar is a costless collar contract combined with a sold put feature (at a lower price) with the same counterparty. The value received for the sold put is used to enhance the contracted floor and ceiling price of the related collar. At the contract settlement date, (1) if the index price is higher than the ceiling price, we pay the counterparty the difference between the index price and ceiling price for the contracted volumes, (2) if the index price is between the floor and ceiling price, no settlements occur, (3) if the index price is lower than the floor price but at or above the sold put price, the counterparty pays us the difference between the index price and the floor price for the contracted volumes and (4) if the index price is lower than the sold put price, the counterparty pays us the difference between the floor price and the sold put price for the contracted volumes.


Note 6. Fair Value Measurements


The FASC Fair Value Measurement topic defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (often referred to as the “exit price”). We utilize market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable. We primarily apply the income approach for recurring fair value measurements and endeavor to utilize the best available information. Accordingly, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. We are able to classify fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs. The FASC establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:


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Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. Instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded oil derivatives that are based on NYMEX pricing and fixed-price swaps that are based on regional pricing other than NYMEX (e.g., Light Louisiana Sweet). Our costless collars and the sold put features of our three-way collars are valued using the Black-Scholes model, an industry standard option valuation model that takes into account inputs such as contractual prices for the underlying


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instruments, maturity, quoted forward prices for commodities, interest rates, volatility factors and credit worthiness, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.


Level 3 – Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. As of June 30, 2019, instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded three-way collars that are based on regional pricing other than NYMEX (e.g., Light Louisiana Sweet). The valuation models utilized for costless collars and three-way collars are consistent with the methodologies described above; however, the implied volatilities utilized in the valuation of Level 3 instruments are developed using a benchmark, which is considered a significant unobservable input. An increase or decrease of 100 basis points in the implied volatility inputs utilized in our fair value measurement would result in a change of approximately $150 thousand in the fair value of these instruments as of June 30, 2019.
Level 3 – Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. As of September 30, 2018, instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded three-way collars that are based on regional pricing other than NYMEX (e.g., Light Louisiana Sweet). The valuation models utilized for costless collars and three-way collars are consistent with the methodologies described above; however, the implied volatilities utilized in the valuation of Level 3 instruments are developed using a benchmark, which is considered a significant unobservable input. An increase or decrease of 100 basis points in the implied volatility inputs utilized in our fair value measurement would result in a change of approximately $400 thousand in the fair value of these instruments as of September 30, 2018.


We adjust the valuations from the valuation model for nonperformance risk, using our estimate of the counterparty’s credit quality for asset positions and our credit quality for liability positions. We use multiple sources of third-party credit data in determining counterparty nonperformance risk, including credit default swaps.


The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of the periods indicated:
  Fair Value Measurements Using:
In thousands 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Total
June 30, 2019        
Assets        
Oil derivative contracts – current $
 $19,927
 $4,520
 $24,447
Oil derivative contracts – long-term 
 7,935
 1,553
 9,488
Total Assets $
 $27,862
 $6,073
 $33,935
         
Liabilities        
Oil derivative contracts – current $
 $(1,912) $
 $(1,912)
Oil derivative contracts – long-term 
 (22) 
 (22)
Total Liabilities $
 $(1,934) $
 $(1,934)
         
December 31, 2018  
  
  
  
Assets  
  
  
  
Oil derivative contracts – current $
 $81,621
 $11,459
 $93,080
Oil derivative contracts – long-term 
 2,030
 2,165
 4,195
Total Assets $
 $83,651
 $13,624
 $97,275

  Fair Value Measurements Using:
In thousands 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Total
September 30, 2018        
Liabilities        
Oil derivative contracts – current $
 $(120,298) $(5,056) $(125,354)
Oil derivative contracts – long-term 
 (12,214) (1,356) (13,570)
Total Liabilities $
 $(132,512) $(6,412) $(138,924)
         
December 31, 2017  
  
  
  
Liabilities  
  
  
  
Oil derivative contracts – current $
 $(99,061) $
 $(99,061)
Total Liabilities $
 $(99,061) $
 $(99,061)


Since we do not apply hedge accounting for our commodity derivative contracts, any gains and losses on our assets and liabilities are included in “Commodity derivatives expense (income)” in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.






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Level 3 Fair Value Measurements


The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of our Level 3 assets and liabilities for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017:2018:
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
In thousands 2019 2018 2019 2018
Fair value of Level 3 instruments, beginning of period $3,686
 $
 $13,624
 $
Fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives 2,720
 (1,168) (6,360) (1,168)
Receipts on settlements of commodity derivatives (333) 
 (1,191) 
Fair value of Level 3 instruments, end of period $6,073
 $(1,168) $6,073
 $(1,168)
         
The amount of total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets or liabilities still held at the reporting date $2,387
 $(1,168) $(1,240) $(1,168)

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
In thousands 2018 2017 2018 2017
Fair value of Level 3 instruments, beginning of period $(1,168) $99
 $
 $(526)
Fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives (5,244) (97) (6,412) 528
Fair value of Level 3 instruments, end of period $(6,412) $2
 $(6,412) $2
         
The amount of total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets or liabilities still held at the reporting date $(5,244) $(71) $(6,412) $54


We utilize an income approach to value our Level 3 costless collars and three-way collars. We obtain and ensure the appropriateness of the significant inputs to the calculation, including contractual prices for the underlying instruments, maturity, forward prices for commodities, interest rates, volatility factors and credit worthiness, and the fair value estimate is prepared and reviewed on a quarterly basis. The following table details fair value inputs related to implied volatilities utilized in the valuation of our Level 3 oil derivative contracts:
  Fair Value at
6/30/2019
(in thousands)
 Valuation Technique Unobservable Input Volatility Range
Oil derivative contracts $6,073
 Discounted cash flow / Black-Scholes Volatility of Light Louisiana Sweet for settlement periods beginning after June 30, 2019 20.4% – 34.1%

  Fair Value at
9/30/2018
(in thousands)
 Valuation Technique Unobservable Input Volatility Range
Oil derivative contracts $(6,412) Discounted cash flow / Black-Scholes Volatility of Light Louisiana Sweet for settlement periods beginning after September 30, 2018 20.7% – 29.9%


Other Fair Value Measurements


The carrying value of our loans under our Bank Credit Agreement approximate fair value, as they are subject to short-term floating interest rates that approximate the rates available to us for those periods. We use a market approach to determine the fair value of our fixed-rate long-term debt using observable market data. The fair values of our senior secured second lien notes, convertible senior notes, and senior subordinated notes are based on quoted market prices, which are considered Level 1 measurements under the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of the principal amount of our debt as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018, excluding pipeline financing and capital lease obligations, was $2,377.01,935.6 million and $2,260.61,886.1 million, respectively. We have other financial instruments consisting primarily of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. Treasury Notes, short-term receivables and payables that approximate fair value due to the nature of the instrument and the relatively short maturities.


Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies


Litigation


We are involved in various lawsuits, claims and regulatory proceedings incidental to our businesses.  We are also subject to audits for various taxes (income, sales and use, and severance) in the various states in which we operate, and from time to time receive assessments for potential taxes that we may owe. While we currently believe that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties.  Although a single or multiple adverse rulings or settlements could possibly have a material adverse effect on our finances, we onlyWe accrue for losses from litigation and claims if we determine that a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated.






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Riley Ridge Helium Supply Contract Claim


As part of our 2010 and 2011 acquisitions of the Riley Ridge Unit and associated gas processing facility that was under construction, the Company assumed a 20-year helium supply contract under which we agreed to supply the helium separated from the full well stream by operation of the gas processing facility to a third-party purchaser, APMTG Helium, LLC.LLC (“APMTG”). The helium supply contract provides for the delivery of a minimum contracted quantity of helium, subject to adjustment after startup of the Riley Ridge gas processing facility, with liquidated damages payable if specified quantities of helium are not supplied in accordance with the terms of the contract. The liquidated damages are specified in the contract at up to $8.0 million per contract year and are capped at an aggregate of $46.0 million over the term of the contract.

As the gas processing facility has been shut-in since mid-2014 due to significant technical issues, we have not been able to supply helium under the helium supply contract. APMTG Helium, LLC filedIn a case filed in November 2014 in the Ninth Judicial District Court of Sublette County, Wyoming, claimingAPMTG claimed multiple years of liquidated damages for non-delivery of volumes of helium specified under the helium supply contract. The Company’s position isCompany claimed that ourits contractual obligations arewere excused by virtue of events that fall within the force majeure provisions in the helium supply contract.

On March 11, 2019, the trial court entered a final judgment that a force majeure condition did exist, but the Company’s performance was excused by the force majeure provisions of the contract for only a 35-day period in 2014, and as a result the Company should pay APMTG liquidated damages and interest thereon for those time periods from contract commencement to the close of evidence (November 29, 2017) when the Company’s performance was not excused as provided in the contract. The evidentiary phaseCompany has filed a notice of appeal of the trial concluded on November 29, 2017. The parties submitted written closing briefs and rebuttal briefscourt’s ruling to the DistrictWyoming Supreme Court, during February and Aprilthe results of 2018. We are currently awaiting a ruling from the District Court, and we are unable to predictwhich cannot be predicted at this timetime.

The Company’s position continues to be that its contractual obligations have been and continue to be excused by events that fall within the outcomeforce majeure provisions in the helium supply contract. The Company intends to continue to vigorously defend its position and pursue all of this dispute.its rights.


Absent reversal of the trial court’s ruling on appeal, the Company anticipates total liquidated damages would equal the $46.0 million aggregate cap under the helium supply contract (including $14.2 million of liquidated damages for the contract years ending July 31, 2018 and July 31, 2019) plus $4.2 million of associated costs (through June 30, 2019), for a total of $50.2 million, included in “Other liabilities” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019.

Note 8. Subsequent Event


On October 28, 2018,July 17, 2019, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuantCompensation Committee of our Board of Directors made our annual grant of long-term incentive awards, consisting of 9,115,746 shares of restricted stock and 3,759,051 restricted stock units which are to which the Company will acquire Penn Virginia Corporation (NASDAQ: PVAC) (“Penn Virginia”). On the termsbe settled solely in cash, to certain employees under our 2004 Omnibus Stock and subject to the conditions set forth in the merger agreement, each shareIncentive Plan. The closing stock price of Penn VirginiaDenbury’s common stock (“Penn Virginia Common Stock”), issued and outstanding immediately prior toon July 17, 2019 was $1.17 per share; however, the effective timeCompensation Committee utilized a stock price floor of $2.25 per share in determining the merger (other than as described in the merger agreement) will be converted into the right to receive, at the electiontotal number of the holder of such share of Penn Virginia Common Stock, either, (i) $25.86 in cash without interest and 12.4 shares of the Company’s commonrestricted stock (“Denbury Common Stock”), (ii) $79.80 in cash without interest (the “Cash Election”), or (iii) 18.3454 shares of Denbury Common Stock (the “Stock Election”). The Cash and Stock Elections will be subject to proration to ensure thatgranted. In addition, the total amount of cash paid to holders of Penn Virginia Common Stockfor which the restricted stock units can be settled is equal to $400 million. Incapped at no more than two times the aggregate, $400 million in cash and approximately 191.8 million shares of Denbury Common Stock are expected to be paid as merger consideration. Consummationgrant date value of the merger is subject to satisfaction of customary conditions.restricted stock units. The awards generally vest one-third per year over a three-year period.




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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included herein and our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018 (the “Form 10-K”), along with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Form 10-K.  Any terms used but not defined herein have the same meaning given to them in the Form 10-K.  Our discussion and analysis includes forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties and should be read in conjunction with Risk Factors under Item 1A of the Form 10-K, along with Forward-Looking Information at the end of this section for information on the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than our forward-looking statements.


OVERVIEW


Denbury is an independent oil and natural gas company with operations focused in two key operating areas: the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions. Our goal is to increase the value of our properties through a combination of exploitation, drilling and proven engineering extraction practices, with the most significant emphasis relating to CO2 enhanced oil recovery operations.


Recent Agreement to Acquire Penn Virginia Corporation. On October 28, 2018, Denbury and Penn Virginia Corporation (NASDAQ: PVAC) (“Penn Virginia”) entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which we will acquire Penn Virginia in a stock and cash transaction (the “Acquisition”) valued (based upon Denbury’s per share closing price on the NYSE on October 26, 2018) at approximately $1.7 billion, including the assumption of Penn Virginia debt. The following description constitutes only a summary of certain aspects of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and is not intended to be complete. For further information see our Form 8-K and exhibits thereto filed with the Commission on October 29, 2018.

The Acquisition is subject to approval by the shareholders of Penn Virginia and to approval by Denbury’s stockholders of the issuance of Denbury common stock in the Acquisition and an amendment to Denbury’s charter to increase its authorized shares. Consummation of the Acquisition is also subject to other customary mutual closing conditions, which are described in the above referenced Form 8-K. In connection with execution of the Merger Agreement, we signed voting agreements with Penn Virginia shareholders holding approximately 15% of its outstanding common shares, and under which they agreed to vote “for” the Acquisition.

On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, each share of Penn Virginia common stock (“Penn Virginia Common Stock”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the merger effective time (other than as described in the Merger Agreement) shall be converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder of such share of Penn Virginia Common Stock, either, (i) $25.86 in cash without interest and 12.4 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Denbury Common Stock”), (ii) $79.80 in cash without interest (the “Cash Election”), or (iii) 18.3454 shares of Denbury Common Stock (the “Stock Election”). The Cash Election and the Stock Election will be subject to proration to ensure that the total amount of cash paid to holders of Penn Virginia Common Stock is equal to $400 million. The overall mix of consideration to be received by Penn Virginia shareholders is expected to be approximately 68% Denbury Common Stock (approximately 191.8 million shares of Denbury Common Stock) and approximately 32% cash ($400 million cash) in the aggregate. Upon closing of the Acquisition, Denbury stockholders are expected to own approximately 71% of the outstanding equity of the combined company, and Penn Virginia shareholders are expected to own approximately 29%.

In connection with the Merger Agreement, Denbury received a commitment letter from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., subject to certain funding conditions, for a proposed new $1.2 billion senior secured revolving credit facility with a maturity date of December 9, 2021 and a $400 million senior secured second lien bridge facility that will be available to the extent Denbury does not secure alternate financing prior to the end of the bridge takedown period. The two new debt financings will be used to fully or partially fund the $400 million cash portion of the consideration in the Acquisition, potentially retire and replace Penn Virginia’s $200 million second lien term loan, replace Penn Virginia’s existing bank credit facility, which had $283 million drawn and outstanding as of September 30, 2018, and pay fees and expenses.

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Virginia may be required to pay Denbury a termination fee of $45 million, or Denbury may be required to pay Penn Virginia a termination fee of $45 million.

Prior to the merger effective time, we are required to take all necessary corporate action so that upon and after such effective time, (i) the size of the Denbury Board of Directors is increased by two members and (ii) two members of the Penn Virginia Board of Directors (that are (A) mutually agreed upon between Penn Virginia and Denbury and (B) determined to be independent under the standards of the NYSE) are appointed to the Denbury Board of Directors to fill the vacancies created by such increase. Denbury also is required to recommend that such directors be elected to the Denbury Board of Directors in the proxy statement relating to Denbury’s next annual meeting of stockholders following the consummation of the Acquisition.

Consummation of the Acquisition and the related financing, which cannot be assured and requires satisfaction of a variety of conditions, would have a significant impact on all aspects of our results of operations and financial condition. We anticipate providing further information on the proposed transaction to our stockholders and Penn Virginia’s shareholders in a registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the SEC that will include a joint proxy statement of the Company and Penn Virginia and a prospectus of the Company, and which will be submitted to the Company’s stockholders and Penn Virginia’s shareholders for their consideration, which is currently anticipated to occur in January 2019.

Oil Price Impact on Our Business.  Our financial results are significantly impacted by changes in oil prices, as 97% of our production is oil. Over the last year, NYMEX oil prices have gradually improved from around $50 per Bbl in August 2017, to around $70 per Bbl at the end of September 2018, which are considerably higher than those experienced in 2015 and 2016, when oil prices generally ranged between $40-$50 per Bbl. NYMEX oil prices averaged approximately $70 per Bbl in the third quarter of 2018, compared to approximately $48 per Bbl in the third quarter of 2017 and $68 per Bbl in the second quarter of 2018. IncreasesChanges in oil prices impact all aspects of our business; most notably our cash flowflows from operations, revenues, and capital allocation and budgeting decisions. Our 2018Excluding the impact of derivative settlements, our average realized oil price was $59.39 per Bbl during the first half of 2019, compared to $66.29 per Bbl during the first half of 2018. Including the impact of derivative settlements, our average realized oil price was $60.03 per Bbl during the first half of 2019, compared to $58.07 per Bbl in the first half of 2018. With our continued focus on improving the Company’s financial position and preserving liquidity, we have based our 2019 budget on a flat $50 oil price, and our 2019 capital spending has been budgeted at $300in a range of $240 million to $325$260 million, excluding capitalized interest and acquisitions, which is roughly a 23% decrease from our 2018 capital spending levels. Based on recent oil price futures and our projections for the remainder of 2019, we estimate that our cash flows from operations will be significantly higher than our capital expenditures and result in Denbury generating significant excess cash flow during 2019. Also, we have hedged approximately 70% of our estimated second half 2019 production in order to provide a greater level of certainty in our 2019 cash flow. Based on our strong production performance during the first half of 2019 and expectations for the remainder of 2019, we currently expectanticipate that our capital spending2019 production will average between 57,000 and 59,500 BOE/d, compared to be in the upper halfour previous estimate of that range. Based on the Company’s cash flow generated through the first three quarters of the year56,000 and projected cash flows for the fourth quarter of 2018 utilizing current futures prices, we currently project a level of cash flow that would more than fully fund60,000 BOE/d. Additional information concerning our development capital spending plans.2019 budget and plans is included below under Capital Resources and Liquidity – Overview.


Operating Highlights. We recognized net income of $78.4$146.7 million, or $0.17$0.32 per diluted common share, during the thirdsecond quarter of 2018,2019, compared to net income of $0.4$30.2 million, or $0.00$0.07 per diluted common share, during the thirdsecond quarter of 2017.2018. The primary drivers of these comparative period changes in our change in operating results between the comparative third quarters of 2018 and 2017 were the following:

Oil and natural gas revenues in the third quarter of 2018 improved by $120.6 million, or 47%, principally driven by a 50% improvement in realized oil prices. Our net realized oil price relative to NYMEX prices improved by $2.18 per Bbl from the prior-year period to $1.84 per Bbl above NYMEX.
Commodity derivatives expense increaseddecreased by $19.3$121.0 million ($44.624.8 million of expenseincome in the current-year period compared to $25.3$96.2 million of expense in the prior-year period).period.) This increasedecrease was primarily due to a change in noncash fair value adjustments of $67.8 million ($26.3 million of income in the current-year period compared to $41.4 million of expense wasin the result ofprior-year period) and a $61.7$53.2 million increasedecrease in payments on derivative settlements, partially offset by a $42.4 million gain on noncash fair value adjustments between the periods.contracts.
Noncash gain on debt extinguishment, net of transaction costs, of $100.3 million in the current-year period related to our June 2019 notes exchanges (see 2019 Note Exchanges below).
Oil and natural gas revenues in the second quarter of 2019 decreased by $45.1 million, or 12%, principally driven by a 9% decrease in realized oil prices.


We generated $147.9$148.6 million of cash flow from operating activities in the thirdsecond quarter of 2019, relatively unchanged from the $154.0 million generated during the second quarter of 2018, an increase of $82.3but $84.2 million from third quarter of 2017 levels. The increase in cash flow from operations was due primarily to higher oil and natural gas revenues of $120.6 million and favorable working capital changes of $16.0 million ($13.4than the $64.4 million of cash inflows duringflow generated in the thirdfirst quarter of 2018 compared2019.

2019 Note Exchanges. During June 2019, we closed a series of debt exchanges to $2.6extend the maturities of our outstanding long-term debt and reduce our debt principal. As part of these transactions, we exchanged a total of $468.4 million aggregate principal amount of cash outflows during the third quarterour then existing senior subordinated notes for $102.6 million aggregate principal amount of 2017), partially offset by an increase in derivative settlement payments of $61.7 million.

Extension of Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility. In August 2018, we entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Bank Credit Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”) which primarily extended the maturity date from December 9, 2019 to December 9, 2021 and reduced the borrowing base and total commitments from $1.05 billion to $615 million. See Capital Resources and LiquiditySenior Secured Bank Credit Facility for further discussion.

Issuance of 7½% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024. In August 2018, we issued $450.0 million of 7½our new 7¾% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 (the “2024“7¾% Senior Secured Notes”)., $245.5 million aggregate principal amount of our new 6⅜% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Convertible Senior Notes”) and $120.0 million of cash. The 2024 Senior Secured Notes, which bear interest at a rate of 7.50% per annum, were issued at par to repay outstanding borrowings on our Bank Credit Agreement, with additionalexchanged




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proceeds used for general corporate purposes (See Note 4, Long-Term Debt, to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details).

Debt Reduction Transactions. We reduced our debt principal by $328.5 million between December 2017 and May 2018 through a seriessubordinated notes consisted of exchange transactions and related debt conversions as follows:

During December 2017, we reduced debt principal by $143.6 million through privately negotiated transactions, in which institutional holders exchanged $609.8$152.2 million aggregate principal amount of our subordinated debt for:
$381.6 million aggregate principal amount of 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”) and
$84.7 million aggregate principal amount of 3½% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Convertible Senior Notes”)

During January 2018, we reduced debt principal by $40.8 million through additional exchange transactions, in which institutional holders exchanged $174.36⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021, $219.9 million aggregate principal amount of our subordinated5½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 and $96.3 million aggregate principal amount of our 4⅝% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023. In addition, as part of creating a more liquid series of secured second lien debt for:due in 2024, we also exchanged $425.4 million of 7½% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 (the “7½% Senior Secured Notes”) for $425.4 million aggregate principal amount of 7¾% Senior Secured Notes.

In July 2019, we closed transactions to exchange an additional $4.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7½% Senior Secured Notes for $3.8 million aggregate principal amount of 7¾% Senior Secured Notes. The table below details the changes in our debt principal balances from March 31, 2019 to June 30, 2019, for those notes impacted by the June 2019 note exchanges discussed above, and includes the impact of the additional $4.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7½% Senior Secured Notes exchanged in July:
    Principal Exchanged  
In thousands March 31, 2019 (excluding cash) June 30, 2019
Notes Exchanged       
6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021 $203,545
 $(152,241)  $51,304
5½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 314,662
 (219,878)  94,784
4⅝% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023 307,978
 (96,283)  211,695
7½% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 450,000
 (429,359)  20,641
        
New Notes Issued       
7¾% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 
 531,821
  531,821
6⅜% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024
 
 245,548
  245,548
  $1,276,185
 $(120,392)
(1) 
 $1,155,793

(1)$74.1 million aggregate principal amount of 2022 Senior Secured Notes and
$59.4 million aggregate principal amount of 5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Convertible Senior Notes”)Primarily represents cash paid in the debt exchange transactions.


In Aprilaccordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification (“FASC”) 470-50, Modifications and May 2018, we reducedExtinguishments, the June 2019 exchange of our existing senior subordinated notes was accounted for as a debt principal by $144.1 million when holders of all outstandingextinguishment. Therefore, our new 7¾% Senior Secured Notes and new 2024 Convertible Senior Notes were recorded on our balance sheet at fair market value based upon initial trading prices following their issuance, resulting in a discount to their principal amount of $22.6 million and 2023 Convertible Senior Notes, issued in$79.9 million, respectively. These debt discounts will be amortized as interest expense over the exchanges above, converted their notes into sharesterms of Denbury common stock, at rates specified in the indenturesthese notes. As a result, we recognized a noncash gain on debt extinguishment, net of transaction costs, totaling $100.3 million for the notes, which resultedthree and six months ended June 30, 2019, in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Separately, the issuance of 55.2 million sharesexchange of our common stock upon conversion. Asexisting senior secured second lien notes was accounted for as a modification of April 18, 2018those notes. Therefore, no gain or loss was recognized, and May 30, 2018, therepreviously deferred debt issuance costs of $6.9 million were no remainingtreated as a discount to the principal amount of the new 7¾% Senior Secured Notes, which discount will be amortized as interest expense over the term of these notes. Based on the combined debt discount of $109.4 million recorded in connection with the note exchanges, future interest expense reflected in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations will be higher than the actual cash interest payments on the 7¾% Senior Secured Notes and 2024 Convertible Senior Notes or 2023 Convertible Senior Notes outstanding, with(see Results of Operations Interest and Financing Expenses for further discussion).

July 2019 Citronelle Field Divestiture. On July 1, 2019, we closed the conversionsale of these notes saving the Company annual cash interest payments of $5.9 million.

Sanctioning of Enhanced Oil Recovery Development at Cedar Creek Anticline. In June 2018, we announced the sanctioning of the CO2 enhanced oil recovery development project at Cedar Creek Anticline. The capital outlay required to bring the initial phase of the project to first tertiary production is currently estimated at $250 million over the next four years, which includes $150 million for a 110-mile extension of the Greencore CO2 pipeline from Bell Creek Field, most of which will be incurred in 2019, and $100 million for development in the Red River formation at East Lookout Butte and Cedar Hills South fields. First tertiary production is currently expected in late 2021 or early 2022.

Exploitation Drilling Update. Following the successone of our first exploitation horizontal well in the Mission Canyon interval at Cedar Creek Anticline at the end of 2017, we successfully completed two additional Mission Canyon wells in the first half of 2018, one near the end of the first quarter and another early inmature Gulf Coast fields, Citronelle Field, which contributed 406 BOE/d to total Company production during the second quarter of 2018. These first three wells2019, for $10 million. The sale had a combined 30-day initial production ratean effective date of over 3,000 gross barrels of oil per day.May 1, 2019.

Exploitation Drilling in the Mission Canyon interval paused throughout the second quarter to comply with Bureau of Land Management and state wildlife stipulations. We recently completed an additional three Mission Canyon wells in October 2018, including an initial test well in Cabin Creek, which had initial production rates exceeding 1,000 gross barrels of oil per day, and two southern delineation wells in Coral Creek. Within the Coral Creek wells, we encountered anomalously high water production that we believe is caused by reservoir fractures, and are currently diagnosing the issue and developing a plan to reduce water influx. We currently have an additional four Mission Canyon wells planned during the fourth quarter of 2018.Update. During the second quarter of 2018,2019, we successfully completedtested our first horizontal well at Conroe Field, which achieved a high oil cut and a peak production rate over 200 BOE/d. We currently plan to drill an additional well in 2020 in an adjacent fault block that considers what we have learned from the Perry Sand interval at Tinsley Field in Mississippi, with better than expected deliverability and an initial 30-day gross production rate (constrained by artificial lift equipment) of approximately 150 barrels of oil per day, and we plan to testfirst well. We also tested the Cotton Valley interval at Tinsley Field during the fourthsecond quarter, and while we were pleased with the 2.5 MMcf/d gas rate and high liquids yield, these test results, coupled with current commodity prices, would make a standalone development of 2018. For 2018, we have allocated $50 to $60 million ofthe Lower Cotton Valley below our 2018 capital budget to exploitation drilling across our company-wide portfolio of assets.investment

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Overview. Our primary sources of capital and liquidity are our cash flow from operations and availability of borrowing under our senior secured bank credit facility. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we generated cash flow from operations of $393.5 million, an increase of $250.7 million from the first nine months of 2017, primarily due to increasing revenues during 2018 due to rising oil prices.




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In August 2018,threshold. We continue to work plans to test uphole intervals, which we issued $450.0 millionbelieve to contain higher liquid content, and will then determine the best next steps, which could include self-development or potentially farming out the discovery to a third party. We continue to evaluate exploitation opportunities in additional horizons underlying the existing CO2 EOR flood at Tinsley Field, as well as within oil-bearing formations at Conroe Field. At Cedar Creek Anticline, we currently have plans to drill two additional Mission Canyon wells and a Charles B follow-up well in the second half of 2024 Senior Secured Notes, with a portion2019.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Overview. Our primary sources of the proceeds utilized to fully pay down outstanding borrowings oncapital and liquidity are our cash flows from operations and availability of borrowing capacity under our senior secured bank credit facility. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, we generated cash flow from operations of $213.0 million, after giving effect to $50.8 million of cash outflows for working capital changes primarily related to payments during the first half of the year for ad valorem tax payments, accrued interest on our debt and accrued compensation. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we had no$80.0 million of outstanding borrowings on our $615 million senior secured bank credit facility, and $66.7 million of cash and cash equivalents, compared to $475.0 million ofno outstanding borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 20172018 and $415.0 million as of June 30, 2018March 31, 2019, leaving us with nominal cash at those dates. In connection with entry into the Sixth Amendment to the senior secured bank credit facility in August 2018, our borrowing base and total commitments were reduced from $1.05 billion to $615 million; therefore, as of September 30, 2018, we had $552.8$480.5 million of borrowing base availability after consideration of $62.2$54.5 million of currently outstanding letters of credit. Based on our current 2019 projections using recent oil price futures, we expect to generate free cash flow sufficient to pay down the $80 million borrowed on our senior secured bank credit facility by the end of 2019, to the extent we choose to do so.


We have historically tried to limit our development capital spending to be roughly the same as, or less than, our cash flow from operations, and our 20182019 cash flowflows from operations are currently expected to wellsignificantly exceed our planned $300$240 million to $325$260 million of development capital expenditures for the year.


TheAs an additional source of potential liquidity, the Company has been engaged in two asset sale processes. We areIn the first process, we have been actively marketing for sale certain non-producing surface acreageland with no active oil and gas operations around our Conroe and Webster fields. During the second quarter of 2019, we entered into new contracts for $38 million, bringing the aggregate amount of land sold or under contract to $52 million as of June 30, 2019. During 2018, we completed approximately $5 million of land sales and currently have signed agreements for another $47 million, of which we expect to close $15 million in the Houston area. The acreage contains numerous parcels,second half of 2019, plus approximately $32 million under contract that provide for purchase price payments to begin by mid-2021, subject to a number of conditions. We remain focused on a strategy that we believe will ultimately yield the highest value for the remaining land, and we currently anticipate that these sales principally will occurexpect significant additional value of the remaining parcels not yet sold or under contract to be realized over the next two years. In the second process, in 2019. Further, in February 2018 we initiated a salebegan the process for ourof portfolio optimization through the marketing of mature EOR propertiesfields located in Mississippi and Louisiana and Citronelle Field located in Alabama. In aggregate, these fields accounted for 12% of our third quarter 2018 production and approximately 7% of our 2017 year-end proved reserves. Through September 30, 2018,connection with this process, we have completed sales of a minor portion of the non-producing surface acreage in the Houston area, and also completed the sale of our Lockhart Crossing Field with combinedfor net proceeds of $8.6 million.approximately $4 million during the third quarter of 2018 and closed the sale of Citronelle Field for approximately $10 million during July 2019. The pace and outcome of any sales of the remaining assets cannot be predicted at this time, but their successful completion could provide additional liquidity for financial or operational uses.


WeOver the last several years, we have been keenly focused on reducing leverage and improving the Company’s financial condition. In total, we have reduced our outstanding debt principal net of cash by nearly $1.1 billion between December 31, 2014 and SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, primarily through debt exchanges, opportunistic open market debt repurchases, and the conversion in the second quarter of 2018 of all of our then outstanding convertible senior notes into common stock. The improvement in oil prices and our business, and the market price of our debt securities, has reduced our opportunity for additional exchange transactions, but we remain opportunistic for occasions that may arise from time to time to improve the Company’s balance sheet, both in terms of overall debt reduction and extension of debt maturities. We also remain keenly focused on continuing to improve our overall leverage metrics. Our leverage metrics have improved considerably over the past year, due primarily to our cost reduction efforts, continued improvement in oil prices and our overall reduction in debt. In conjunction with our continuing efforts to improve the Company’s balance sheet, we plan to assess, and may have discussions with bondholders from time to time regardingengage in, potential debt reduction and/or maturity extension transactions of various types.types, with a primary focus on our 2021 and 2022 debt maturities, balanced with maintaining liquidity.


Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility. In December 2014, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Bank Credit Agreement”). In August 2018, we entered into the Sixth Amendment to the, which has been amended periodically since that time. The Bank Credit Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”), pursuant to which the following changes were made to the Bank Credit Agreement:

Theis a senior secured revolving credit facility with a maturity date was extended from December 9, 2019 toof December 9, 2021, provided that the maturity date may occur earlier (between February 2021 and August 2021) if the 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due in May 2021 (“2021(the “2021 Senior Secured Notes”) or 6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due in August 2021, respectively, are not repaid or refinanced by each of their respective maturity dates;
Thedates. As part of our spring 2019 semiannual borrowing base redetermination, the borrowing base and totallender commitments for our Bank Credit Agreement were reduced from $1.05 billion toreaffirmed at $615 million, in connection with a reduction in the number of lenders party to thenext such redetermination scheduled for November 2019. The Bank Credit Facility;Agreement contains certain financial performance covenants through the maturity of the facility, including the following:
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A Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX financial maintenance covenant, was added with asuch ratio not to exceed 5.25 to 1.0 through December 31, 2020, and 4.50 to 1.0 thereafter through the maturity date.

At September 30, 2018, in addition to the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX covenant added with the Sixth Amendment, the Bank Credit Agreement contained certain financial performance covenants through the maturity of the facility, including the following:

thereafter;
A consolidated senior secured debt to consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 2.5 to 1.0. Currently, onlyOnly debt under our Bank Credit Agreement is considered consolidated senior secured debt for purposes of this ratio;
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A requirement to maintain a current ratio of 1.0 to 1.0.


Under these financial performance covenant calculations, as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, our ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDAX was 4.104.14 to 1.0 (with a maximum permitted ratio of 5.25 to 1.0), our consolidated senior secured debt to consolidated EBITDAX was 0.000.13 to 1.0 (with a maximum permitted ratio of 2.5 to 1.0), our ratio of consolidated EBITDAX to consolidated interest charges was 3.273.12 to 1.0 (with a required ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1.0), and our current ratio was 3.072.64 to 1.0 (with a required ratio of not less than 1.0 to 1.0). Based upon our currently forecasted levels of production and costs, hedges in place as of November 7, 2018,August 6, 2019, and current oil commodity futures prices, we currently anticipate continuing to be in compliance with our financial performance covenants during the foreseeable future.


The above description of our Bank Credit Agreement is qualified by the express language and defined terms contained in the Bank Credit Agreement and the amendments thereto, each of which are filed as exhibits to our periodic reports filed with the SEC.


Debt Reduction Transactions. 2019 Note Exchanges.Through a series of debt exchange transactions completed in December 2017on June 19, 2019 (see Overview 2019 Note Exchanges above), we reduced our debt principal balance by $120 million and January 2018extended the maturities of $348.4 million aggregate principal amount of our existing debt by exchanging a portion of our 6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021, 5½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 and related conversions4⅝% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023 for 7¾% Senior Secured Notes, 2024 Convertible Senior Notes and cash. In addition to extending maturities of a portion of our existing debt, the exchange transactions could contribute to debt reduction of $245.5 million if all of our convertible senior notes into equity in April and May 2018, we have reduced the outstanding debt2024 Convertible Senior Notes convert to Company common stock (based upon issuance of up to 90,852,760 shares at the current conversion rate of 370 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal of our notes by $328.5 million between December 2017 and May 2018. See OverviewDebt Reduction Transactionsamount for further discussion.such notes).


Capital Spending. Spending. We currently anticipate that our full-year 20182019 capital spending, excluding capitalized interest and acquisitions, will be in the upper half of our $300approximately $240 million to $325 million$260 million.  Although we currently have no plans to adjust our anticipated capital budget range.spending for 2019, we continually evaluate our expected cash flows and capital expenditures throughout the year and could adjust capital expenditures if our cash flows were to meaningfully change. Capitalized interest is currently estimated at approximatelybetween $30 million and $40 million for 2018.2019. The 20182019 capital budget, excluding capitalized interest and acquisitions, provides for approximate spending as follows:


$155100 million allocated for tertiary oil field expenditures;
$9570 million allocated for other areas, primarily non-tertiary oil field expenditures including exploitation;
$2030 million to be spent on CO2 sources and pipelines; and
$4550 million for other capital items such as capitalized internal acquisition, exploration and development costs and pre-production tertiary startup costs.


Based upon our currently forecasted levels of production and costs, commodity hedges in place, and current oil commodity futures prices, we intend to fund our development capital spending with cash flow from operations. If prices were to decrease or changes in operating results were to cause a reduction in anticipated 2019 cash flows significantly below our currently forecasted operating cash flows, we would likely reduce our capital expenditures. If we reduce our capital spending due to lower cash flows, any sizeable reduction would likely lower our anticipated production levels in future years.


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Capital Expenditure Summary. The following table reflects incurred capital expenditures (including accrued capital) for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017:2018:
 Nine Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, June 30,
In thousands 2018 2017 2019 2018
Capital expenditures by project    
Capital expenditure summary    
Tertiary oil fields $107,133
 $98,797
 $54,786
 $64,086
Non-tertiary fields 51,714
 41,023
 36,554
 32,739
Capitalized internal costs(1)
 34,027
 37,732
 24,214
 22,747
Oil and natural gas capital expenditures 192,874
 177,552
 115,554
 119,572
CO2 pipelines, sources and other
 22,345
 3,246
 22,465
 9,648
Capital expenditures, before acquisitions and capitalized interest 215,219
 180,798
 138,019
 129,220
Acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties 150
 91,015
 97
 21
Capital expenditures, before capitalized interest 215,369
 271,813
 138,116
 129,241
Capitalized interest 26,817
 22,217
 18,772
 17,303
Capital expenditures, total $242,186
 $294,030
 $156,888
 $146,544


(1)Includes capitalized internal acquisition, exploration and development costs and pre-production tertiary startup costs.


For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, our operating cash flow of $393.5 million exceeded our development capital expenditures and interest payments not reflected as interest for financial reporting payments by $113.5 million.



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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. Our off-balance sheet arrangements include operating leasesobligations for office space and various obligations for development and exploratory expenditures that arise from our normal capital expenditure program or from other transactions common to our industry, none of which are recorded on our balance sheet.  In addition, in order to recover our undeveloped proved reserves, we must also fund the associated future development costs estimated in our proved reserve reports.


Our commitments and obligations consist of those detailed as of December 31, 2017,2018, in our Form 10-K under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Capital Resources and Liquidity Commitments and Obligations.




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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Our tertiary operations represent a significant portion of our overall operations and are our primary long-term strategic focus. The economics of a tertiary field and the related impact on our financial statements differ from a conventional oil and gas play, and we have outlined certain of these differences in our Form 10-K and other public disclosures. Our focus on these types of operations impacts certain trends in both current and long-term operating results. Please refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsFinancial Overview of Tertiary Operations in our Form 10-K for further information regarding these matters.




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Operating Results Table


Certain of our operating results and statistics for the comparative three and ninesix months endedSeptember June 30, 20182019 and 20172018 are included in the following table:
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, September 30, June 30, June 30,
In thousands, except per-share and unit data 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Operating results                
Net income $78,419
 $442
 $148,219
 $36,371
 $146,692
 $30,222
 $121,018
 $69,800
Net income per common share – basic 0.17
 0.00
 0.35
 0.09
 0.32
 0.07
 0.27
 0.17
Net income per common share – diluted 0.17
 0.00
 0.33
 0.09
 0.32
 0.07
 0.26
 0.15
Net cash provided by operating activities 147,904
 65,651
 393,530
 142,859
 148,634
 153,999
 213,000
 245,626
Average daily production volumes  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bbls/d 57,410
 58,376
 58,621
 58,182
 58,034
 60,109
 57,726
 59,236
Mcf/d 10,623
 11,710
 11,275
 10,985
 10,111
 11,314
 10,467
 11,607
BOE/d(1)
 59,181
 60,328
 60,500
 60,013
 59,719
 61,994
 59,470
 61,171
Operating revenues  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Oil sales $377,329
 $256,621
 $1,088,021
 $768,912
 $328,571
 $373,286
 $620,536
 $710,692
Natural gas sales 2,299
 2,409
 7,193
 7,176
 1,850
 2,279
 4,462
 4,894
Total oil and natural gas sales $379,628
 $259,030
 $1,095,214
 $776,088
 $330,421
 $375,565
 $624,998
 $715,586
Commodity derivative contracts(2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Receipt (payment) on settlements of commodity derivatives $(61,611) $89
 $(149,738) $(38,618) $(1,549) $(54,770) $6,657
 $(88,127)
Noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives(3)
 17,034
 (25,352) (39,863) 48,330
 26,309
 (41,429) (65,274) (56,897)
Commodity derivatives income (expense) $(44,577) $(25,263) $(189,601) $9,712
 $24,760
 $(96,199) $(58,617) $(145,024)
Unit prices – excluding impact of derivative settlements  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Oil price per Bbl $71.44
 $47.78
 $67.99
 $48.41
 $62.22
 $68.24
 $59.39
 $66.29
Natural gas price per Mcf 2.35
 2.24
 2.34
 2.39
 2.01
 2.21
 2.35
 2.33
Unit prices – including impact of derivative settlements(2)
    
  
      
  
  
Oil price per Bbl $59.78
 $47.80
 $58.63
 $45.98
 $61.92
 $58.23
 $60.03
 $58.07
Natural gas price per Mcf 2.35
 2.24
 2.34
 2.39
 2.01
 2.21
 2.35
 2.33
Oil and natural gas operating expenses    
  
      
  
  
Lease operating expenses $122,527
 $117,768
 $361,267
 $342,926
 $117,932
 $120,384
 $243,355
 $238,740
Marketing expenses, net of third-party purchases, and plant operating expenses(4)
 9,872
 9,706
 28,902
 29,758
Transportation and marketing expenses 11,236
 10,062
 22,009
 20,555
Production and ad valorem taxes 25,387
 18,418
 75,782
 57,548
 23,526
 25,363
 45,560
 50,395
Oil and natural gas operating revenues and expenses per BOE    
  
      
  
  
Oil and natural gas revenues $69.73
 $46.67
 $66.31
 $47.37
 $60.80
 $66.57
 $58.06
 $64.63
Lease operating expenses 22.50
 21.22
 21.87
 20.93
 21.70
 21.34
 22.61
 21.56
Marketing expenses, net of third-party purchases, and plant operating expenses(4)
 1.81
 1.75
 1.75
 1.82
Transportation and marketing expenses 2.07
 1.78
 2.04
 1.86
Production and ad valorem taxes 4.66
 3.32
 4.59
 3.51
 4.33
 4.50
 4.23
 4.55
CO2 sources – revenues and expenses
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
CO2 sales and transportation fees
 $8,149
 $6,590
 $22,416
 $18,533
 $7,986
 $6,715
 $16,556
 $14,267
CO2 discovery and operating expenses
 (708) (1,346) (1,670) (2,452) (581) (500) (1,137) (962)
CO2 revenue and expenses, net
 $7,441
 $5,244
 $20,746
 $16,081
 $7,405
 $6,215
 $15,419
 $13,305


(1)Barrel of oil equivalent using the ratio of one barrel of oil to six Mcf of natural gas (“BOE”).
(2)
See also Commodity Derivative Contracts below and Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk for information concerning our derivative transactions.




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(2)
See also Commodity Derivative Contracts below and Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk for information concerning our derivative transactions.
(3)Noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives is a non-GAAP measure and is different from “Commodity derivatives expense (income)” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in that the noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives represent only the net changes between periods of the fair market values of commodity derivative positions, and exclude the impact of settlements on commodity derivatives during the period, which were payments on settlements of $61.6 million and $149.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to receipts on settlements of $0.1$1.5 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172019 and receipts on settlements of $6.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to payments on settlements of $38.6$54.8 million and $88.1 million for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, respectively. We believe that noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives is a useful supplemental disclosure to “Commodity derivatives expense (income)” in order to differentiate noncash fair market value adjustments from receipts or payments upon settlements on commodity derivatives during the period. This supplemental disclosure is widely used within the industry and by securities analysts, banks and credit rating agencies in calculating EBITDA and in adjusting net income (loss) to present those measures on a comparative basis across companies, as well as to assess compliance with certain debt covenants. Noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives is not a measure of financial or operating performance under GAAP, nor should it be considered in isolation or as a substitute for “Commodity derivatives expense (income)” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(4)Represents “Marketing and plant operating expenses” as presented in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations excluding expenses for purchases of oil from third-parties.




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Production


Average daily production by area for each of the four quarters of 20172018 and for the first and second and third quarters of 20182019 is shown below:
 Average Daily Production (BOE/d) Average Daily Production (BOE/d)

 
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter

Third
Quarter

Fourth
Quarter
  
First
Quarter

Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter

Third
Quarter

Fourth
Quarter
  
First
Quarter

Second
Quarter
Operating Area 2017 2017
2017
2017  2018
2018 2018 2018 2018
2018
2018  2019
2019
Tertiary oil production                            
Gulf Coast region                            
Delhi 4,991
 4,965

4,619

4,906
  4,169
 4,391
 4,383
 4,169
 4,391

4,383

4,526
  4,474
 4,486
Hastings 4,288
 4,400

4,867

5,747
  5,704
 5,716
 5,486
 5,704
 5,716

5,486

5,480
  5,539
 5,466
Heidelberg 4,730
 4,996

4,927

4,751
  4,445
 4,330
 4,376
 4,445
 4,330

4,376

4,269
  3,987
 4,082
Oyster Bayou 5,075
 5,217

4,870

4,868
  5,056
 4,961
 4,578
 5,056
 4,961

4,578

4,785
  4,740
 4,394
Tinsley 6,666
 6,311

6,506

6,241
  6,053
 5,755
 5,294
 6,053
 5,755

5,294

5,033
  4,659
 4,891
Other 14
 10
 19
 7
  57
 142
 240
West Yellow Creek 57
 142
 240
 375
  436
 586
Mature properties(1)
 7,502
 7,171
 6,893
 6,763
  6,726
 6,725
 6,612
 6,726
 6,725
 6,612
 6,748
  6,479
 6,448
Total Gulf Coast region 33,266

33,070

32,701

33,283
 
32,210
 32,020
 30,969
 32,210

32,020

30,969

31,216
 
30,314
 30,353
Rocky Mountain region 
 




  
 

   
 




  
 

Bell Creek 3,209
 3,060

3,406

3,571
  4,050
 4,010
 3,970
 4,050
 4,010

3,970

4,421
  4,650
 5,951
Salt Creek(2)
 
 23
 2,228
 2,172
  2,002
 2,049
 2,274
 2,002
 2,049
 2,274
 2,107
  2,057
 2,078
Other 
 
 
 
  
 
 6
 
 
 6
 20
  52
 41
Total Rocky Mountain region 3,209
 3,083

5,634

5,743
  6,052
 6,059
 6,250
 6,052
 6,059

6,250

6,548
  6,759
 8,070
Total tertiary oil production 36,475
 36,153

38,335

39,026
  38,262
 38,079
 37,219
 38,262
 38,079

37,219

37,764
  37,073
 38,423
Non-tertiary oil and gas production 

        

 

   

        

 

Gulf Coast region 

        

 

   

        

 

Mississippi 1,342
 1,004
 867
 721
  875
 901
 1,038
 875
 901
 1,038
 1,023
  1,034
 1,025
Texas 4,333
 5,002
 4,024
 4,617
  4,386
 4,947
 4,533
 4,386
 4,947
 4,533
 4,319
  4,345
 4,243
Other 483
 448
 503
 472
  431
 388
 421
 44
 
 5
 6
  10
 6
Total Gulf Coast region 6,158
 6,454

5,394

5,810
  5,692

6,236
 5,992
 5,305
 5,848

5,576

5,348
  5,389

5,274
Rocky Mountain region 
        
 
   
        
 
Cedar Creek Anticline 15,067
 15,124

14,535

14,302
  14,437

15,742
 14,208
 14,437
 15,742

14,208

14,961
  14,987

14,311
Other 1,626
 1,475

1,514

1,533
  1,485

1,490
 1,409
 1,485
 1,490

1,409

1,343
  1,313

1,305
Total Rocky Mountain region 16,693
 16,599

16,049

15,835
  15,922

17,232
 15,617
 15,922
 17,232

15,617

16,304
  16,300

15,616
Total non-tertiary production 22,851
 23,053

21,443

21,645
 
21,614

23,468
 21,609
 21,227
 23,080

21,193

21,652
 
21,689

20,890
Total continuing production 59,326
 59,206

59,778

60,671
  59,876

61,547
 58,828
 59,489
 61,159

58,412

59,416
  58,762

59,313
Property sales                
 
 
 
  
  
Citronelle(2)
 387
 388
 416
 451
  456
 406
Lockhart Crossing(3)
 607
 568
 550
 473
  462
 447
 353
 462
 447
 353
 
  
 
Total production 59,933
 59,774
 60,328
 61,144
  60,338
 61,994
 59,181
 60,338
 61,994
 59,181
 59,867
  59,218
 59,719


(1)Mature properties include Brookhaven, Cranfield, Eucutta, Little Creek, Mallalieu, Martinville, McComb and Soso fields.
(2)RepresentsIncludes production related to the acquisition of a 23% non-operated working interestfrom Citronelle Field sold in Salt Creek Field in Wyoming, which closed on June 30, 2017.July 2019.
(3)Includes production from Lockhart Crossing Field sold in the third quarter of 2018.


Total continuing production during the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019 averaged 58,82859,313 BOE/d, including 37,21938,423 Bbls/d, or 63%65%, from tertiary properties and 21,60920,890 BOE/d from non-tertiary properties. Total continuing production excludes production from Citronelle Field sold in July 2019 and, for prior-year periods, excludes production from Lockhart Crossing Field sold in the third quarter of 2018. This total continuing production level represents a decrease of 2,719 BOE/d (4%) compared to second quarter of 2018 production levels, and a decrease of 950 BOE/d (2%) compared to third quarter of 2017




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quarter of 2018. This total continuing production levels.level represents an increase of 551 BOE/d (1%) compared to total production levels in the first quarter of 2019 primarily due to continued response from Bell Creek’s phase 5 development and a decrease of 1,846 BOE/d (3%) compared to second quarter of 2018 continuing production levels primarily due to lower production from Tinsley Field and Cedar Creek Anticline, with the decline at Cedar Creek Anticline due in part to timing of drilling new exploitation wells. Our production during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 was 97% oil, consistent with oil production during the prior-year periods. The sequentialWe currently expect our third quarter decrease was primarily2019 production will be lower than the second quarter due to a scheduled pause inan extended period of planned maintenance at our Mission Canyon drilling program,primary Rocky Mountain region CO2 source impacting Bell Creek Field production, downtime at Cedar Creek Anticline and Oyster Bayou fields, and the seasonal impacts of summer temperatures at certain Gulf Coast fields.

Continuing oil production from our tertiary operations during the third quarter of 2018 decreased 860 Bbls/d (2%) when comparing the second and third quarters of 2018 and decreased 1,116 Bbls/d (3%) compared to the third quarter of 2017. The sequential decrease was primarily due to unplanned downtime at Oyster Bayou and the seasonal impacts of summer temperatures and workovers at Tinsley, Oyster Bayou, and Hastings fieldstemperature effects in the Gulf Coast region, slightly offset by increased production at Salt Creek Field inand the Rocky Mountain region. The year-over-year decrease in production was due principally to expected natural production declines at Tinsley, Heidelberg, and our mature fields, partially offset by higher production from the redevelopment project in mid-2017 at Hastings Field and production response from continued expansion at Bell CreekJuly 1, 2019 sale of Citronelle Field.

Continuing production from our non-tertiary operations averaged 21,609 BOE/d during the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of 1,859 BOE/d (8%) compared to the second quarter of 2018 principally due to the pause at Mission Canyon and production downtime at Cedar Creek Anticline mentioned above. Compared to the third quarter of 2017, continuing production from our non-tertiary operations increased slightly by 166 BOE/d (1%), primarily due to the new Mission Canyon wells drilled in early 2018, offset in part by production downtime at Cedar Creek Anticline.


Oil and Natural Gas Revenues


Our oil and natural gas revenues during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 increased 47%2019 decreased 12% and 41%13%, respectively, compared to these revenues for the same periods in 2017.2018.  The changes in our oil and natural gas revenues are due to changes in production quantities and realized commodity prices (excluding any impact of our commodity derivative contracts), as reflected in the following table:
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
  2018 vs. 2017 2018 vs. 2017
In thousands Increase (Decrease) in Revenues Percentage Increase (Decrease) in Revenues Increase in Revenues Percentage Increase in Revenues
Change in oil and natural gas revenues due to:        
Increase (decrease) in production $(4,924) (2)% $6,299
 1%
Increase in commodity prices 125,522
 49 % 312,827
 40%
Total increase in oil and natural gas revenues $120,598
 47 % $319,126
 41%
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2019 vs. 2018 2019 vs. 2018
In thousands Decrease in Revenues Percentage Decrease in Revenues Decrease in Revenues Percentage Decrease in Revenues
Change in oil and natural gas revenues due to:        
Decrease in production $(13,782) (4)% $(19,892) (3)%
Decrease in realized commodity prices (31,362) (8)% (70,696) (10)%
Total decrease in oil and natural gas revenues $(45,144) (12)% $(90,588) (13)%



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Excluding any impact of our commodity derivative contracts, our net realized commodity prices and NYMEX differentials were as follows during the first quarters, second quarters, third quarters and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017:2018:
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 March 31, June 30, September 30, September 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Average net realized prices                            
Oil price per Bbl $64.25
 $50.31
 $68.24
 $47.16
 $71.44
 $47.78
 $67.99
 $48.41
 $56.50
 $64.25
 $62.22
 $68.24
 $59.39
 $66.29
Natural gas price per Mcf 2.44
 2.50
 2.21
 2.46
 2.35
 2.24
 2.34
 2.39
 2.68
 2.44
 2.01
 2.21
 2.35
 2.33
Price per BOE 62.61
 49.35
 66.57
 46.12
 69.73
 46.67
 66.31
 47.37
 55.27
 62.61
 60.80
 66.57
 58.06
 64.63
Average NYMEX differentials  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Gulf Coast region                            
Oil per Bbl $2.05
 $(1.42) $1.12
 $(0.78) $3.21
 $0.01
 $2.10
 $(0.71) $4.26
 $2.05
 $4.85
 $1.12
 $4.55
 $1.59
Natural gas per Mcf 0.10
 0.09
 0.04
 (0.03) 0.06
 (0.11) 0.07
 (0.03) (0.10) 0.10
 0.10
 0.04
 0.00
 0.07
Rocky Mountain region                            
Oil per Bbl $(0.06) $(2.09) $(0.84) $(1.96) $(0.54) $(0.98) $(0.47) $(1.69) $(2.56) $(0.06) $(1.48) $(0.84) $(1.97) $(0.39)
Natural gas per Mcf (0.92) (0.97) (1.25) (1.42) (1.05) (1.38) (1.07) (1.25) (0.28) (0.92) (1.13) (1.25) (0.67) (1.08)
Total Company                            
Oil per Bbl $1.29
 $(1.64) $0.39
 $(1.16) $1.84
 $(0.34) $1.16
 $(1.04) $1.63
 $1.29
 $2.35
 $0.39
 $2.01
 $0.87
Natural gas per Mcf (0.40) (0.57) (0.62) (0.69) (0.51) (0.72) (0.51) (0.67) (0.20) (0.40) (0.50) (0.62) (0.34) (0.51)




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Prices received in a regional market fluctuate frequently and can differ from NYMEX pricing due to a variety of reasons, including supply and/or demand factors, crude oil quality, and location differentials.


Gulf Coast Region. Our average NYMEX oil differential in the Gulf Coast region was a positive $4.85 per Bbl and a positive $1.12 per Bbl during the second quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively, and a positive $4.26 per Bbl during the first quarter of 2019. Generally, our Gulf Coast region differentials are positive to NYMEX and highly correlated to the changes in prices of Light Louisiana Sweet crude oil, which have generally strengthened over the past year, although recent Gulf Coast region differentials have somewhat softened.

Rocky Mountain Region. NYMEX oil differentials in the Rocky Mountain region averaged $1.48 per Bbl and $0.84 per Bbl below NYMEX during the second quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $2.56 per Bbl below NYMEX during the first quarter of 2019. Differentials in the Rocky Mountain region can fluctuate significantly on a month-to-month basis due to weather, refinery or transportation issues, and Canadian and U.S. crude oil price index volatility. Although our differentials in the Rocky Mountain region have weakened somewhat from a year ago, they have improved from the differentials we experienced in the fourth quarter of 2018 and first quarter of 2019.

Gulf Coast Region. Our average NYMEX oil differential in the Gulf Coast region was a positive $3.21 per Bbl and a positive $0.01 per Bbl during the third quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and a positive $1.12 per Bbl during the second quarter of 2018. These differentials are impacted significantly by the changes in prices received for our crude oil sold under LLS index prices relative to the changes in NYMEX prices, as well as various other price adjustments such as those noted above.  The average LLS-to-NYMEX differential (on a trade-month basis) averaged a positive $4.48 per Bbl in the third quarter of 2018, an increase from the positive $2.37 per Bbl in the third quarter of 2017 and a positive $3.32 per Bbl in the second quarter of 2018. During the third quarter of 2018, we sold approximately 60% of our crude oil at prices based on, or partially tied to, the LLS index price, and the balance at prices based on various other indexes tied to NYMEX prices, primarily in the Rocky Mountain region.
Rocky Mountain Region. NYMEX oil differentials in the Rocky Mountain region averaged $0.54 per Bbl and $0.98 per Bbl below NYMEX during the third quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $0.84 per Bbl below NYMEX during the second quarter of 2018. Differentials in the Rocky Mountain region can fluctuate significantly on a month-to-month basis due to weather, refinery or transportation issues, and Canadian and U.S. crude oil price index volatility.



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Commodity Derivative Contracts


The following table summarizes the impact our crude oil derivative contracts had on our operating results for the three and ninesix months endedSeptember June 30, 20182019 and 20172018:
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, September 30, June 30, June 30,
In thousands 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Receipt (payment) on settlements of commodity derivatives $(61,611) $89
 $(149,738) $(38,618) $(1,549) $(54,770) $6,657
 $(88,127)
Noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives(1)
 17,034
 (25,352) (39,863) 48,330
 26,309
 (41,429) (65,274) (56,897)
Total income (expense) $(44,577) $(25,263) $(189,601) $9,712
 $24,760
 $(96,199) $(58,617) $(145,024)


(1)
Noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives is a non-GAAP measure. See Operating Results Table above for a discussion of the reconciliation between noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives to “Commodity derivatives expense (income)” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.


In order to provide a level of price protection to a portion of our oil production, we have hedged a portion of our estimated oil production through 2020 using both NYMEX and LLS fixed-price swaps and three-way collars. See Note 5, Commodity Derivative Contracts, to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details of our outstanding commodity derivative contracts as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, and Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk below for additional discussion. In addition, the following table summarizes our commodity derivative contracts as of November 7, 2018:August 6, 2019:
 4Q 20181H 20192H 20192020 2H 20191H 20202H 2020
WTI NYMEXVolumes Hedged (Bbls/d)15,500
Fixed-Price Swaps
Swap Price(1)
$50.13
WTI NYMEXVolumes Hedged (Bbls/d)5,0003,500Volumes Hedged (Bbls/d)2,000
Fixed-Price Swaps
Swap Price(1)
$56.54$59.05
Swap Price(1)
$60.59
Argus LLSVolumes Hedged (Bbls/d)5,0004,000Volumes Hedged (Bbls/d)13,0004,500
Fixed-Price Swaps
Swap Price(1)
$60.18$71.40
Swap Price(1)
$64.69$62.29
WTI NYMEXVolumes Hedged (Bbls/d)15,0008,50012,000Volumes Hedged (Bbls/d)22,00012,00010,000
3-Way Collars
Sold Put Price / Floor / Ceiling Price(1)(2)
$36.50 / $46.50 / $53.88$47.00 / $55.00 / $66.71$47.00 / $55.00 / $66.23
Sold Put Price / Floor / Ceiling Price(1)(2)
$48.55 / $56.55 / $69.17$48.89 / $58.49 / $65.57$49.05 / $58.58 / $65.81
WTI NYMEXVolumes Hedged (Bbls/d)10,0001,000
3-Way Collars
Sold Put Price / Floor / Ceiling Price(1)(2)
$50.40 / $58.40 / $72.69$50.00 / $60.00 / $82.50
Argus LLSVolumes Hedged (Bbls/d)3,000
3-Way Collars
Sold Put Price / Floor / Ceiling Price(1)(2)
$54.00 / $62.00 / $78.50
Argus LLSVolumes Hedged (Bbls/d)2,5001,000Volumes Hedged (Bbls/d)5,5006,0004,000
3-Way Collars
Sold Put Price / Floor / Ceiling Price(1)(2)
$55.60 / $64.40 / $81.65$55.00 / $65.00 / $86.80
Sold Put Price / Floor / Ceiling Price(1)(2)
$54.73 / $63.09 / $79.93$53.42 / $63.19 / $71.16$53.50 / $63.16 / $72.99
Total Volumes Hedged (Bbls/d)40,50031,5002,000Total Volumes Hedged (Bbls/d)40,50024,50020,500



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(1)Averages are volume weighted.
(2)If oil prices were to average less than the sold put price, receipts on settlement would be limited to the difference between the floor price and the sold put price.
 
Based on current contracts in place and NYMEX oil futures prices as of November 7, 2018,August 6, 2019, which averaged approximately $62$53 per Bbl, we currently expect that we would makereceive cash payments of approximately $45$30 million during the remainder of 2018


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2019 upon settlement of the 20182019 contracts, the amount of which is dependent upon fluctuations in future NYMEX oil prices in relation to the prices of our 20182019 fixed-price swaps which have weighted average prices of $51.69$64.69 per Bbl for LLS hedges and weighted average ceiling prices of our 2019 three-way collars of $69.17 per Bbl and $60.18$79.93 per Bbl for NYMEX and LLS hedges, respectively, and weighted average ceiling prices of our 2018 three-way collars of $53.88 per Bbl.respectively. Changes in commodity prices, expiration of contracts, and new commodity contracts entered into cause fluctuations in the estimated fair value of our oil derivative contracts. Because we do not utilize hedge accounting for our commodity derivative contracts, the period-to-period changes in the fair value of these contracts, as outlined above, are recognized in our statements of operations.


Production Expenses


Lease Operating Expenses
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, September 30, June 30, June 30,
In thousands, except per-BOE data 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Total lease operating expenses $122,527
 $117,768
 $361,267
 $342,926
 $117,932
 $120,384
 $243,355
 $238,740
                
Total lease operating expenses per BOE $22.50
 $21.22
 $21.87
 $20.93
 $21.70
 $21.34
 $22.61
 $21.56


Total lease operating expenses increased $4.8decreased $2.5 million (4%) and $18.3 million (5%(2%) on an absolute-dollar basis, or $1.28 (6%) and $0.94 (4%butincreased $0.36(2%) on a per-BOE basis, during the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, respectively,2019, compared to levels in the same periodsprior-year period. The decrease on an absolute-dollar basis was primarily due to lower power and fuel costs and lower CO2 expense due to a decrease in 2017. Our lease operating expenses during the current-year periods were primarily impactedoil prices and transportation rates, partially offset by an increase in workover expense and contract labor. Lease operating expenseslabor for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were further impacted by operating expenses related to our non-operated working interest in Saltrepair & maintenance activities primarily at Cedar Creek Field, which was acquired in June 2017 and has higher per-BOE operating cost than our corporate average, and higher CO2 expense due to increases in oil prices. Sequentially, lease operating expenses increased $2.1 million (2%Anticline (“CCA”) on an absolute-dollar basis primarily due to higher workover expense and $1.16 (5%) on a per-BOE basis between the second quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2018,, with the per-BOE change further impacted by the decline in total production between the second quarters of 2018 and 2019. Lease operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 increased $4.6 million (2%) on an absolute dollar basis, or $1.05 (5%) on a per-BOE basis, compared to levels in the same period in 2018, primarily due to an increase in contract labor primarily at CCA and higher CO2 expense due to an increase in injection volumes and new floods and expansion areas moving into the production stage, resulting in costs being expensed versus capitalized, partially offset by lower production volumes.power and fuel costs. Compared to the first quarter of 2019, lease operating expenses in the second quarter of 2019 decreased $7.5 million (6%) on an absolute-dollar basis or $1.83 (8%) on a per-BOE basis primarily due to lower CO2 expense due to lower utilization of industrial-sourced CO2 in our Gulf Coast region and lower power and fuel costs.


Currently, our CO2 expense comprises approximately 20% of our typical tertiary lease operating expenses, and for the CO2 reserves we already own, consists of CO2 production expenses, and for the CO2 reserves we do not own, consists of our purchase of CO2 from royalty and working interest owners and industrial sources. During the thirdsecond quarters of 2019 and 2018, approximately 56% and 2017, approximately 52% and 55%49%, respectively, of the CO2 utilized in our CO2 floods consisted of CO2 owned and produced by us (our net revenue interest). The price we pay others for CO2 varies by source and is generally indexed to oil prices. When combining the production cost of the CO2 we own with what we pay third parties for CO2, our average cost of CO2 was approximately $0.41$0.33 per Mcf during the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019, including taxes paid on CO2 production but excluding depletion, depreciation and amortization of capital expended at our CO2 source fields and industrial sources. This per-Mcf CO2 cost during the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019 was lower than the $0.46 per Mcf comparable measure during the third quarter of 2017 and $0.44 per Mcf comparable measure during the second quarter of 2018 and $0.39 per Mcf comparable measure during the first quarter of 20182019 due to higher injection volumes and a lower utilization of industrial-sourced CO2 in our Gulf Coast region, of industrial-sourced CO2, which has a higher average cost than our naturally-occurring CO2 sources.


MarketingTransportation and Plant OperatingMarketing Expenses


MarketingTransportation and plant operatingmarketing expenses primarily consist of amounts incurred relating to the transportation, marketing, processing, and transportationprocessing of oil and natural gas production. MarketingTransportation and plant operatingmarketing expenses were $12.4$11.2 million and $11.8$10.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $36.4 million and $39.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Taxes Other Than Income

Taxes other than income includes production, ad valorem and franchise taxes. Taxes other than income increased $7.1 million (35%) during the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the same prior-year period and increased $19.0 million (30%) during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the same period in 2017 due primarily to an increase in production taxes resulting from higher oil and natural gas revenues.




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three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $22.0 million and $20.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Taxes Other Than Income

Taxes other than income includes production, ad valorem and franchise taxes. Taxes other than income decreased $1.7 million (6%) during the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to the same prior-year period and decreased $5.3 million (10%) during the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, due primarily to a decrease in production taxes resulting from lower oil and natural gas revenues.

General and Administrative Expenses (“G&A”)
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, September 30, June 30, June 30,
In thousands, except per-BOE data and employees 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Gross cash compensation and administrative costs $57,765
 $64,104
 $172,287
 $193,853
 $53,919
 $57,484
 $108,620
 $114,522
Gross stock-based compensation 4,597
 4,252
 11,126
 15,684
 4,669
 3,227
 8,975
 6,529
Operator labor and overhead recovery charges (31,586) (32,211) (94,910) (96,319) (30,740) (32,187) (60,615) (63,324)
Capitalized exploration and development costs (9,197) (8,872) (27,280) (31,915) (10,342) (9,112) (20,549) (18,083)
Net G&A expense $21,579
 $27,273
 $61,223
 $81,303
 $17,506
 $19,412
 $36,431
 $39,644
                
G&A per BOE  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Net administrative costs $3.31
 $4.32
 $3.18
 $4.22
Net cash administrative costs $2.56
 $2.99
 $2.74
 $3.11
Net stock-based compensation 0.65
 0.59
 0.53
 0.74
 0.66
 0.45
 0.64
 0.47
Net G&A expenses $3.96
 $4.91
 $3.71
 $4.96
 $3.22
 $3.44
 $3.38
 $3.58
                
Employees as of September 30 847
 897
    
Employees as of June 30 846
 880
    


Our grossnet G&A expenses on an absolute-dollar basis decreased $6.0$1.9 million (9%(10%) and $26.1$3.2 million (12%(8%), or $0.22 (6%) and $0.20 (6%) on a per-BOE basis, during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017,2018, primarily due to 2017 severance-related payments associated with the workforceour continued focus on cost reduction recognizedefforts and reduction in the third quarter of 2017 and lower employee-related costs such as salaries and long-term incentives during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 following the August 2017 involuntary workforce reduction.performance-based compensation.

Net G&A expense on a per-BOE basis decreased 19% and 25% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to levels in the same periods in 2017 due to the items previously mentioned impacting gross G&A during the 2018 periods, with the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018 partially offset by lower capitalized exploration and development costs.


Our well operating agreements allow us, when we are the operator, to charge a well with a specified overhead rate during the drilling phase and also to charge a monthly fixed overhead rate for each producing well.  In addition, salaries associated with field personnel are initially recorded as gross cash compensation and administrative costs and subsequently reclassified to lease operating expenses or capitalized to field development costs to the extent those individuals are dedicated to oil and gas production, exploration, and development activities.






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Interest and Financing Expenses
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, September 30, June 30, June 30,
In thousands, except per-BOE data and interest rates 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Cash interest(1)
 $46,515
 $45,110
 $138,660
 $130,962
 $48,371
 $45,542
 $96,319
 $92,145
Less: interest on Senior Secured Notes and Convertible Senior Notes not reflected as interest for financial reporting purposes(1)
 (21,186) (12,604) (64,849) (37,761)
Less: interest not reflected as expense for financial reporting purposes(1)
 (21,355) (21,614) (42,634) (43,663)
Noncash interest expense 2,712
 1,456
 4,980
 4,801
 1,194
 1,131
 2,457
 2,268
Amortization of debt discount(2)
 444
 
 444
 
Less: capitalized interest (9,514) (9,416) (26,817) (22,217) (8,238) (8,851) (18,772) (17,303)
Interest expense, net $18,527
 $24,546
 $51,974
 $75,785
 $20,416
 $16,208
 $37,814
 $33,447
Interest expense, net per BOE $3.40
 $4.42
 $3.15
 $4.63
 $3.76
 $2.87
 $3.51
 $3.02
Average debt principal outstanding $2,542,712
 $2,971,205
 $2,611,225
 $2,887,010
Average interest rate(2)
 7.3% 6.1% 7.1% 6.0%
Average debt principal outstanding(3)
 $2,559,822
 $2,550,450
 $2,550,278
 $2,646,049
Average cash interest rate(4)
 7.6% 7.1% 7.6% 7.0%


(1)
Cash interest is presented on an accrual basis and includes the portion of interest on our 2021 Senior Secured Notes, 2022 Senior Secured Notes, 2023 Convertible Senior Notes and 2024 Convertible Senior Notes versus the GAAP financial statement presentation in which interest on these notes iscertain debt instruments accounted for as a reduction of debt and not reflected as interest for GAAP financial reporting purposes in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board CodificationFASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors. The portion of interest treated as a reduction of debt relates to our 2021 Senior Secured Notes, 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”), and our previously outstanding 3½% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 and 5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023. See below for further discussion.
(2)Represents amortization of debt discounts of $0.1 million and $0.3 million related to the 7¾% Senior Secured Notes and 2024 Convertible Senior Notes, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.
(3)Excludes debt discounts related to our 7¾% Senior Secured Notes and 2024 Convertible Senior Notes.
(4)Includes commitment fees but excludes debt issue costs.costs and amortization of discount.


As reflected in the table above, cash interest expense during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 increased $1.4$2.8 million (3%(6%) and $7.7$4.2 million (6%(5%), respectively, when compared to the prior-year periods due primarily to an increase in our weighted-average interest rate.

Capitalized interest was relatively unchanged during the seriesthree months ended June 30, 2019 and increased $1.5 million (8%) during the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to the same periods in 2018, primarily due to an increase in the number of exchange transactions completed during 2017 and 2018 (see OverviewDebt Reduction Transactions) and issuance of 2024projects that qualify for interest capitalization.

Future interest payable related to our 2021 Senior Secured Notes during the third quarter of 2018. Despite an overall reduction in the debt principal balance as a result of the exchange transactions, our average interest rate increased between the third quarter of 2017 and 2018 as the combined interest payments on the senior secured and convertible senior notes was higher than the previously issued senior subordinated notes and interest rate on our senior secured bank credit facility. As more fully described in Note 4, Long-Term Debt, to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the exchange transactions were2022 Senior Secured Notes is accounted for in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board CodificationFASC 470-60,Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors, whereby most of the future interest associated with the 2021 Senior Secured Notes, 2022 Senior Secured Notes, 2023 Convertible Senior Notes and 2024 Convertible Senior Notes was recorded as debt as of the transaction date, which will be reduced as semiannual interest payments are made. During the second quarter of 2018, the debt principal balance and future interest applicable to the 2024 Convertible Senior Notes and 2023 Convertible Senior Notes, respectively, were reclassified to “Paid-in capital in excess of par” and “Common stock” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets upon the conversion of those notes into shares of Denbury common stock (see OverviewDebt Reduction Transactions).The conversion of these notes saves the Company annual cash interest payments of $5.9 million. Future interest payable related to our senior secured second lien notes recorded as debt totaled $292.6$207.7 million as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019. Therefore, interest expense reflected in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Operations will be significantlyapproximately $86 million lower annually than the actual cash interest payment. Capitalized interest during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 increased $4.6 million (21%) comparedpayments on our 2021 Senior Secured Notes and 2022 Senior Secured Notes.

As more fully described in Note 4, Long-Term Debt, to the same periodUnaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the June 2019 debt exchange transactions were accounted for in 2017, primarily dueaccordance with FASC 470-50, Modifications and Extinguishments, whereby our new 7¾% Senior Secured Notes and new 2024 Convertible Senior Notes were recorded on our balance sheet at discounts to an increasetheir principal amounts of $29.6 million and $79.9 million, respectively. These debt discounts will be amortized as interest expense over the terms of the notes; therefore, future interest expense reflected in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations will be higher than the number of projects that qualify foractual cash interest capitalization.payments on our new 7¾% Senior Secured Notes and new 2024 Convertible Senior Notes by approximately $8 million in 2019, $16 million in 2020, $19 million in 2021, $21 million in 2022, $25 million in 2023 and $21 million in 2024.






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Depletion, Depreciation, and Amortization (“DD&A”)
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, September 30, June 30, June 30,
In thousands, except per-BOE data 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Oil and natural gas properties $32,559
 $29,990
 $97,788
 $86,973
 $40,110
 $33,358
 $76,945
 $65,229
CO2 properties, pipelines, plants and other property and equipment
 18,757
 22,111
 58,923
 67,475
 18,154
 19,586
 38,616
 40,166
Total DD&A $51,316
 $52,101
 $156,711
 $154,448
 $58,264
 $52,944
 $115,561
 $105,395
                
DD&A per BOE  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Oil and natural gas properties $5.98
 $5.40
 $5.92
 $5.31
 $7.38
 $5.91
 $7.15
 $5.89
CO2 properties, pipelines, plants and other property and equipment
 3.45
 3.99
 3.57
 4.12
 3.34
 3.47
 3.59
 3.63
Total DD&A cost per BOE $9.43
 $9.39
 $9.49
 $9.43
 $10.72
 $9.38
 $10.74
 $9.52


The increase in our oil and natural gas properties depletion during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, when compared to the same periods in 20172018, was primarily due to an increase in depletable costs resulting from increases in our capitalized costs and future development costs associated with our reserves base, partially offset by an increase in proved oil and natural gas reserve quantities. Total DD&A per BOE during the three months ended September 30, 2018 was also impacted by a decrease in production volumes during 2018 when compared to production in the 2017 period.base.


Income Taxes
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, September 30, June 30, June 30,
In thousands, except per-BOE amounts and tax rates 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Current income tax expense (benefit) $(1,888) $1,072
 $(3,674) $(18,828) $3,354
 $(754) $2,073
 $(1,786)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) 17,504
 (15,301) 42,741
 35,846
Total income tax expense (benefit) $15,616
 $(14,229) $39,067
 $17,018
Average income tax expense (benefit) per BOE $2.87
 $(2.57) $2.37
 $1.04
Deferred income tax expense 62,023
 10,185
 52,545
 25,237
Total income tax expense $65,377
 $9,431
 $54,618
 $23,451
Average income tax expense per BOE $12.03
 $1.68
 $5.07
 $2.12
Effective tax rate 16.6% 103.2% 20.9% 31.9% 30.8% 23.8% 31.1% 25.1%
Total net deferred tax liability $249,264

$329,724
     $362,303

$231,761
    


We evaluate our estimated annual effective income tax rate based on current and forecasted business results and enacted tax laws on a quarterly basis and apply this tax rate to our ordinary income or loss to calculate our estimated tax liability or benefit. Our income taxes are based on an estimated statutory rate of approximately 25% in 2019 and 38% in 2018 and 2017, respectively, due to a reduction of the federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% as enacted by the Tax Cut and Jobs Act in December 2017.2018. Our effective tax ratesrate for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 were lower2019 was higher than our estimated statutory rate, primarily due to establishment of a valuation allowance against a portion of our business interest expense deduction that we estimate will be disallowed. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“The Act”), which was enacted on December 22, 2017, revised the rules regarding the deductibility of business interest expense by limiting that deduction to 30% of adjusted taxable income (as defined), with disallowed amounts being carried forward to future taxable years. Based on our evaluation, using information existing as of the balance sheet date, of the near-term ability to utilize the tax benefits resulting from enhanced oil recoveryassociated with our 2019 disallowed business interest expense, we have established a valuation allowance through our annual estimated effective income tax credits and stock-based compensation (tax deduction greater than book expense recognized). Our effective tax rate for that portion of our business interest expense that is currently expected to exceed the three months ended September 30, 2017, differed from our estimated statutory rate, primarily due to the impact of recognizing a tax benefit of $8.6 million for enhanced oil recovery income tax credits, which was offset in part by a stock-based compensation deduction shortfall of $2.1 million. With last year’s pre-tax income for the three months ended September 30, 2017 being close to break-even, the net tax benefit from these items had a significant impact on the effective tax rate during that period.allowed limitation under The Act.


The current income tax benefits for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, and 2017, represent theamounts estimated to be receivable resulting from alternative minimum tax credits.credits and certain state tax obligations.


As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we had estimated amounts available for carry forward of $58.3$57.8 million of enhanced oil recovery credits related to our tertiary operations, $21.6 million of research and development credits, and $10.3$18.1 million of alternative minimum tax credits. The alternative minimum tax credits are fully refundable by 2021 and are recorded as a receivable on the balance




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minimum tax credits (net of $10.3 million related to the estimated credits to be applied to our 2018 tax return), which under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, will be fully refundable by 2021.sheet.  The enhanced oil recovery credits and research and development credits do not begin to expire until 2024 and 2031, respectively.


Per-BOE Data


The following table summarizes our cash flow and results of operations on a per-BOE basis for the comparative periods.  Each of the significant individual components is discussed above.
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, September 30, June 30, June 30,
Per-BOE data 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Oil and natural gas revenues $69.73
 $46.67
 $66.31
 $47.37
 $60.80
 $66.57
 $58.06
 $64.63
Receipt (payment) on settlements of commodity derivatives (11.32) 0.02
 (9.07) (2.36) (0.28) (9.71) 0.62
 (7.96)
Lease operating expenses (22.50) (21.22) (21.87) (20.93) (21.70) (21.34) (22.61) (21.56)
Production and ad valorem taxes (4.66) (3.32) (4.59) (3.51) (4.33) (4.50) (4.23) (4.55)
Marketing expenses, net of third-party purchases, and plant operating expenses (1.81) (1.75) (1.75) (1.82)
Transportation and marketing expenses (2.07) (1.78) (2.04) (1.86)
Production netback 29.44
 20.40
 29.03
 18.75
 32.42
 29.24
 29.80
 28.70
CO2 sales, net of operating and exploration expenses
 1.37
 0.95
 1.26
 0.98
 1.36
 1.10
 1.43
 1.20
General and administrative expenses (3.96) (4.91) (3.71) (4.96) (3.22) (3.44) (3.38) (3.58)
Interest expense, net (3.40) (4.42) (3.15) (4.63) (3.76) (2.87) (3.51) (3.02)
Other 1.26
 0.27
 0.44
 1.78
 (0.19) (0.24) 0.17
 0.15
Changes in assets and liabilities relating to operations 2.46
 (0.46) (0.04) (3.20) 0.74
 3.51
 (4.72) (1.27)
Cash flows from operations 27.17
 11.83
 23.83
 8.72
 27.35
 27.30
 19.79
 22.18
DD&A (9.43) (9.39) (9.49) (9.43) (10.72) (9.38) (10.74) (9.52)
Deferred income taxes (3.21) 2.76
 (2.59) (2.19) (11.41) (1.81) (4.88) (2.28)
Gain on extinguishment of debt 18.46
 
 9.32
 
Noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives(1)
 3.13
 (4.57) (2.41) 2.95
 4.84
 (7.34) (6.07) (5.14)
Other noncash items (3.26) (0.55) (0.37) 2.17
 (1.53) (3.41) 3.82
 1.06
Net income $14.40
 $0.08
 $8.97
 $2.22
 $26.99
 $5.36
 $11.24
 $6.30


(1)
Noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives is a non-GAAP measure. See Operating Results Table above for a discussion of the reconciliation between noncash fair value gains (losses) on commodity derivatives to “Commodity derivatives expense (income)” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES


For additional discussion of our critical accounting policies, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Form 10-K. Any new accounting policies or updates to existing accounting policies as a result of new accounting pronouncements have been included in the notes to the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION


The data and/or statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements found in the section Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and information regarding the financial position, business strategy, production and reserve growth, possible or assumed future results of operations, and other plans and objectives for the future operations of Denbury, and general economic conditions are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Such forward-looking statements may be or may concern, among other things, financial forecasts, future hydrocarbon prices and their volatility, the sustainability of current oil prices, current




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among other things, financial forecasts, future hydrocarbon prices and their volatility, current or future liquidity sources or their adequacy to support our anticipated future activities, our ability to further reduce our debt levels or extend debt maturities, together with assumptions based on current and projected production levels, oil and gas prices and oilfield costs, current or future expectations or estimations of our cash flows or the impact of changes in commodity prices on cash flows, availability of capital, borrowing capacity, price and availability of advantageous commodity derivative contracts or the predicted cash flow benefits therefrom, forecasted capital expenditures, drilling activity or methods, including the timing and location thereof, the nature of any future asset purchasepurchases or sales or the timing or proceeds thereof, estimated timing of commencement of CO2 flooding of particular fields or areas, including CCA,Cedar Creek Anticline (“CCA”), or the availability of capital for CCA pipeline construction, or its ultimate cost or date of completion, timing of CO2 injections and initial production responses in tertiary flooding projects, development activities, finding costs, anticipated future cost savings, capital budgets, interpretation or prediction of formation details, hydrocarbon reserve quantities and values, CO2 reserves and supply and their availability, potential reserves, barrels or percentages of recoverable original oil in place, levels of U.S. and worldwide tariffs or other trade restrictions, the likelihood, timing and impact of increased interest rates, the impact of regulatory rulings or changes, anticipated outcomes of pending litigation, prospective legislation affecting the oil and gas industry, environmental regulations, mark-to-market values, competition, rates of return, estimated costs, changes in costs, future capital expenditures and overall economics, worldwide economic conditions, the likelihood and extent of an economic slowdown, and other variables surrounding operations and future plans.  Such forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “predict,” “forecast,” “to our knowledge,” “anticipate,” “projected,” “preliminary,” “should,” “assume,” “believe,” “may” or other words that convey, or are intended to convey, the uncertainty of future events or outcomes.  Such forward-looking information is based upon management’s current plans, expectations, estimates, and assumptions and is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could significantly and adversely affect current, anticipated actions, the timing of such actions and our financial condition and results of operations.  As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from expectations, estimates or assumptions expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf.  Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are fluctuations in worldwide oil prices or in U.S. oil prices and consequently in the prices received or demand for our oil and natural gas; decisions as to production levels and/or pricing by OPEC or production levels by U.S. shale producers in future periods; levels of future capital expenditures; effects of our indebtedness; success of our risk management techniques; accuracy of our cost estimates; availability or terms of credit in the commercial banking or other debt markets; fluctuations in the prices of goods and services; the uncertainty of drilling results and reserve estimates; operating hazards and remediation costs; disruption of operations and damages from well incidents, hurricanes, tropical storms, forest fires, or other natural occurrences; acquisition risks; requirements for capital or its availability; conditions in the worldwide financial, trade and credit markets; general economic conditions; competition; government regulations, including changes in tax or environmental laws or regulations; and unexpected delays, as well as the risks and uncertainties inherent in oil and gas drilling and production activities or that are otherwise discussed in this quarterly report, including, without limitation, the portions referenced above, and the uncertainties set forth from time to time in our other public reports, filings and public statements including, without limitation, the Company’s most recent Form 10-K.






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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk


Debt and Interest Rate Sensitivity


We finance some of our acquisitions and other expenditures with fixed and variable rate debt.  These debt agreements expose us to market risk related to changes in interest rates. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, we did not have anyhad $80.0 million of outstanding borrowings on our senior secured bank credit facility. At this level of variable-rate debt, an increase or decrease of 10% in interest rates would have an immaterial effect on our interest expense. None of our existing debt has any triggers or covenants regarding our debt ratings with rating agencies, although under the NEJD financing lease, in light of credit downgrades in February 2016, we were required to provide a $41.3 million letter of credit to the lessor, which we provided on March 4, 2016. The letter of credit may be drawn upon in the event we fail to make a payment due under the pipeline financing lease agreement or upon other specified defaults set out in the pipeline financing lease agreement (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 5, 2008). The fair values of our senior secured second lien notes, convertible senior notes, and senior subordinated notes are based on quoted market prices.  The following table presents the principal and fair values of our outstanding debt as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019.


In thousands 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total Fair Value 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total Fair Value
Variable rate debt:            
Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility (weighted average interest rate of 5.1% at June 30, 2019) $80,000
 $
 $
 $
 $80,000
 $80,000
Fixed rate debt:  
  
          
  
        
9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 $614,919
 $
 $
 $
 $614,919
 $664,113
 614,919
 
 
 
 614,919
 605,695
9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 
 455,668
 
 
 455,668
 490,982
 
 455,668
 
 
 455,668
 428,328
7¾% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 
 
 
 528,026
 528,026
 438,262
7½% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 
 
 
 450,000
 450,000
 462,375
 
 
 
 24,638
 24,638
 19,464
6⅜% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 
 
 
 245,548
 245,548
 161,273
6% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021
 203,545
 
 
 
 203,545
 198,456
 51,304
 
 
 
 51,304
 41,685
5½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022 
 314,662
 
 
 314,662
 290,276
 
 94,784
 
 
 94,784
 54,501
4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023
 
 
 307,978
 
 307,978
 270,836
 
 
 211,695
 
 211,695
 106,377


See Note 4, Long-Term Debt, to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details regarding our long-term debt.


Commodity Derivative Contracts


We enter into oil derivative contracts to provide an economic hedge of our exposure to commodity price risk associated with anticipated future oil production and to provide more certainty to our future cash flows.  We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.  Generally, these contracts have consisted of various combinations of price floors, collars, three-way collars, fixed-price swaps, fixed-price swaps enhanced with a sold put, and basis swaps.  The production that we hedge has varied from year to year depending on our levels of debt, financial strength, and expectation of future commodity prices.  In order to provide a level of price protection to a portion of our oil production, we have hedged a portion of our estimated oil production through 2020 using both NYMEX and LLS fixed-price swaps and three-way collars. Depending on market conditions, we may continue to add to our existing 2019 and 2020 hedges. See also Note 5, Commodity Derivative Contracts, and Note 6, Fair Value Measurements, to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our commodity derivative contracts.


All of the mark-to-market valuations used for our commodity derivatives are provided by external sources.  We manage and control market and counterparty credit risk through established internal control procedures that are reviewed on an ongoing basis.  We attempt to minimize credit risk exposure to counterparties through formal credit policies, monitoring procedures and diversification.  All of our commodity derivative contracts are with parties that are lenders under our senior secured bank credit facility (or affiliates of such lenders).  We have included an estimate of nonperformance risk in the fair value measurement of our commodity derivative contracts, which we have measured for nonperformance risk based upon credit default swaps or credit spreads.




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For accounting purposes, we do not apply hedge accounting treatment to our commodity derivative contracts.  This means that any changes in the fair value of these commodity derivative contracts will be charged to earnings instead of charging the effective portion to other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion to earnings.


At SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, our commodity derivative contracts were recorded at their fair value, which was a net liabilityasset of $138.9$32.0 million, a $17.1$26.3 million increase from the $5.7 million net asset recorded at March 31, 2019, and a $65.3 million decrease from the $156.0$97.3 million net liability recorded at June 30, 2018, and a $39.8 million increase from the $99.1 million net liabilityasset recorded at December 31, 2017.2018.  These changes are primarily related to the expiration


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of commodity derivative contracts during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, new commodity derivative contracts entered into during 20182019 for future periods, and to the changes in oil futures prices between December 31, 20172018 and SeptemberJune 30, 20182019.


Commodity Derivative Sensitivity Analysis


Based on NYMEX and LLS crude oil futures prices as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, and assuming both a 10% increase and decrease thereon, we would expect to receive or make payments on our crude oil derivative contracts as shown in the following table:
 Receipt / (Payment) Receipt / (Payment)
In thousands Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Crude Oil Derivative Contracts
Based on:    
Futures prices as of September 30, 2018 $(110,992)
Futures prices as of June 30, 2019 $31,057
10% increase in prices (208,483) (14,698)
10% decrease in prices (48,434) 109,514


Our commodity derivative contracts are used as an economic hedge of our exposure to commodity price risk associated with anticipated future production.  As a result, changes in receipts or payments of our commodity derivative contracts due to changes in commodity prices as reflected in the above table would be mostly offset by a corresponding increase or decrease in the cash receipts on sales of our oil production to which those commodity derivative contracts relate.








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Item 4. Controls and Procedures


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.  Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files and submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, that it is processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and that information that is required to be disclosed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.


Evaluation of Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we have determined that, during the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20182019, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.






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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings


We are involved in various lawsuits, claims and regulatory proceedings incidental to our businesses. While we currently believe that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our business or finances, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties. Although a single or multiple adverse rulings or settlements could possibly have a material adverse effect on our business or finances, we onlyWe accrue for losses from litigation and claims if we determine that a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated.


Riley Ridge Helium Supply Contract Claim


As part of our 2010 and 2011 acquisitions of the Riley Ridge Unit and associated gas processing facility that was under construction, the Company assumed a 20-year helium supply contract under which we agreed to supply the helium separated from the full well stream by operation of the gas processing facility to a third-party purchaser, APMTG Helium, LLC.LLC (“APMTG”). The helium supply contract provides for the delivery of a minimum contracted quantity of helium, subject to adjustment after startup of the Riley Ridge gas processing facility, with liquidated damages payable if specified quantities of helium are not supplied in accordance with the terms of the contract. The liquidated damages are specified in the contract at up to $8.0 million per contract year and are capped at an aggregate of $46.0 million over the term of the contract.

As the gas processing facility has been shut-in since mid-2014 due to significant technical issues, we have not been able to supply helium under the helium supply contract. APMTG Helium, LLC filedIn a case filed in November 2014 in the Ninth Judicial District Court of Sublette County, Wyoming, claimingAPMTG claimed multiple years of liquidated damages for non-delivery of volumes of helium specified under the helium supply contract. The Company’s position isCompany claimed that ourits contractual obligations arewere excused by virtue of events that fall within the force majeure provisions in the helium supply contract.

On March 11, 2019, the trial court entered a final judgment that a force majeure condition did exist, but the Company’s performance was excused by the force majeure provisions of the contract for only a 35-day period in 2014, and as a result the Company should pay APMTG liquidated damages and interest thereon for those time periods from contract commencement to the close of evidence (November 29, 2017) when the Company’s performance was not excused as provided in the contract. The evidentiary phaseCompany has filed a notice of appeal of the trial concluded on November 29, 2017. The parties submitted written closing briefs and rebuttal briefscourt’s ruling to the DistrictWyoming Supreme Court, during February and Aprilthe results of 2018. We are currently awaiting a ruling from the District Court, and we are unable to predictwhich cannot be predicted at this timetime.

The Company’s position continues to be that its contractual obligations have been and continue to be excused by events that fall within the outcomeforce majeure provisions in the helium supply contract. The Company intends to continue to vigorously defend its position and pursue all of this dispute.its rights.


Absent reversal of the trial court’s ruling on appeal, the Company anticipates total liquidated damages would equal the $46.0 million aggregate cap under the helium supply contract (including $14.2 million of liquidated damages for the contract years ending July 31, 2018 and July 31, 2019) plus $4.2 million of associated costs (through June 30, 2019), for a total of $50.2 million, included in “Other liabilities” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019.

Environmental Protection Agency Matter Concerning Citronelle and OtherCertain Fields


The Company haspreviously entered into a series of tolling agreements (effective through March 31, 2019) with the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), and has been in discussions with the agency over the past several years regarding the EPA’s contention that it has causes of action under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) related to releases (principally between 2008 and 2013) of oil and produced water containing small amounts of oil in the Citronelle Field in southern Alabama and several fields in Mississippi. The EPA has taken the position that these releases were in violation of the CWA. Discussions are focused

In April 2019, the discussions concluded and the parties reached agreement on a proposed Consent Decree among the Company, the United States, and the State of Mississippi resolving the allegations of CWA violations. The proposed Consent Decree was lodged in U.S. District Court in Mississippi for a 30-day public comment period and will become effective upon actions taken orthe District Court entering the Consent Decree as a judgment of the court. Once effective, the Consent Decree will require the Company to be taken by Denbury, includingpay civil penalties totaling $3.5 million in the aggregate to the United States and the State of Mississippi, to implement enhancements to the Company’s mechanical integrity program designed to minimize the occurrence and impact of any future releases in theseat the Mississippi fields, and to perform other relief such as enhanced training and reporting requirements with respect to the Mississippi fields.


Based upon recent discussions with the EPA, the Company currently anticipates that in the next several months it will reach agreement with the EPA as to a consent decree regarding the EPA’s claims, which consent decree will provide for a monetary fine as a civil penalty. The Company anticipates that any such civil penalty would not be material to the Company’s business or financial condition.


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Item 1A. Risk Factors


Information with respect to the Company’s risk factors has been incorporated by referencePlease refer to Item 1A of the Form 10-K. In addition, additional risks may arise in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated by the definitive merger agreement with Penn Virginia dated October 28, 2018, which risks will be described in detail in a registration statementCompany’s Annual Report on Form S-410-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. There have been no material changes to our risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 other than as detailed below.

If we cannot meet the “price criteria” for continued listing on the NYSE, the NYSE may delist our common stock, which could have an adverse impact on the trading volume, liquidity and market price of our common stock, or the trading prices of our 6⅜% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024.

If we do not maintain an average closing price of $1.00 or more for our common stock over any consecutive 30 trading-day period, the NYSE may delist our common stock for a failure to maintain compliance with the NYSE price criteria listing standards. As of August 8, 2019, the average closing price of our common stock over the immediately preceding 30 consecutive trading-day period was $1.14, although on August 8, 2019 the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE was $1.08 per share. Despite NYSE rules and processes that provide a period of time to cure non-compliance with this NYSE standard (during which time the issuer’s common stock generally continues to be filedtraded on the NYSE), there is no assurance that trading prices of our common stock or other steps we take would be successful in assuring our long-term listing on the NYSE. A delisting of our common stock from the NYSE would likely reduce the liquidity and market price of our common stock, (along with the SEC that will include a joint proxy statementtrading prices of our 6⅜% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024), reduce the Companynumber of investors willing to hold or acquire our common stock, and Penn Virginia and a prospectus of the Company, and which will be submittednegatively impact our ability to the Company’s stockholders and Penn Virginia’s shareholders for their consideration.raise equity financing.





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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds


Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities


The following table summarizes purchases of our common stock during the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019:
Month 
Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)
 Average Price Paid per Share 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or Programs
 
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
(in millions)(2)
July 2018 1,046,305
 $4.99
 
 $210.1
August 2018 749
 4.43
 
 210.1
September 2018 40,510
 5.08
 
 210.1
Total 1,087,564
  

 

Month 
Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)
 Average Price Paid per Share 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or Programs
 
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
(in millions)(2)
April 2019 782
 $2.29
 
 $210.1
May 2019 533
 1.60
 
 210.1
June 2019 346
 1.24
 
 210.1
Total 1,661
  

 



(1)
Shares purchased during the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019 were made in connection with the surrender of shares by our employees to satisfy their tax withholding requirements related to the vesting of restricted and performance shares.


(2)In October 2011, we commenced a common share repurchase program, which has been approved for up to an aggregate of $1.162 billion of Denbury common shares by the Company’s Board of Directors. This program has effectively been suspended and we do not anticipate repurchasing shares of our common stock in the near future. The program has no pre-established ending date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. We are not obligated to repurchase any dollar amount or specific number of shares of our common stock under the program.


Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities


None.


Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures


None.


Item 5. Other Information


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Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit No. Exhibit
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4(a)
10(a)4(b) 

10(b)4(c) 
4(d)
10(a)

10(c)10(b) 

10(d)*
31(a)* 
31(b)* 
32* 
101* 
Interactive Data Files.

Files - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document


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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


  DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
   
NovemberAugust 9, 20182019 /s/ Mark C. Allen
  
Mark C. Allen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   
NovemberAugust 9, 20182019 /s/ Alan Rhoades
  
Alan Rhoades
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer






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